Allege

Verb

 * 1)  To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
 * 2)  To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
 * 3)  To lighten, diminish.
 * 4)  To state under oath, to plead.
 * 5)  To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.

Adverbs for Allege
emphatically; repeatedly; pointlessly; irrelevantly ; insistently; heatedly.

Synonyms for Allege
aver, state, adduce, assert, asseverate, assign, introduce, say, produce, claim, maintain, offer, quote.

Antonyms for Allege
deny, dissent, object, protest, repudiate, disagree, negate.

Related terms

 * allegation

Thesaurus
accuse; acknowledge; adduce; advance; affirm; announce; annunciate; argue; arraign; array; article; assert; assever; asseverate; attest; aver; avouch; avow; bear witness; book; bring accusation; bring charges; bring forward; bring on; bring to bear; bring to book; certify; charge; cite; claim; complain; contend; declare; denounce; denunciate; deploy; depone; depose; disclose; enunciate; express; fasten on; fasten upon; finger; give evidence; hang something on; have; hold; impeach; imply; impute; indict; inform against; inform on; insinuate; insist; issue a manifesto; lay; lay charges; lay down; lodge a complaint; lodge a plaint; maintain; manifesto; marshal; nuncupate; offer; pin on; plead; predicate; prefer charges; present; press charges; pretend; pretext; proclaim; produce; profess; pronounce; protest; protest too much; purport; put; put it; put on report; quote; rally; recite; recount; rehearse; relate; report; reproach; say; set down; speak; speak out; speak up; stand for; stand on; state; submit; swear; take to task; task; taunt with; tax; testify; twit; vouch; warrant; witness

Alternative forms

 * alledge

Etymology 1
From aleger:, from  alleviare:, present active infinitive of allevio:, from ad: + levis:.

Etymology 2
From aleggen:, from  aleger:, the form from  esligier:, from  *undefined:, from  ex: + litigo:, the meaning from  alleguer:, from  allegare:, present active infinitive of allego:, from ad: + lego:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: заявявам под клетва
 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 確言する,
 * Spanish: afirmar


 * Bulgarian: твърдя
 * Chinese:
 * Simplified 宣称
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Japanese: 主張する, 喧伝する, 言い張る
 * Scottish Gaelic: cuir às leth
 * Spanish: alegar