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allegate¹

  • /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈæləˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈæləˌɡæɪt/ Australia
  • /ˈɛləˌɡæɪt/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

Back-formation from allegation.

verb allegates · allegating · allegated

  1. nonstandard, rare To make an allegation of; to allege. Hence we may infer that, (1) as Phrenologists allegate, the brain is compartmental, each compartment having its own peculiar modes of action, independent of and unaffected by the others […]

allegate²

  • /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈæləˌɡeɪt/ Canada, US
  • /ˈæləˌɡæɪt/ Australia
  • /ˈɛləˌɡæɪt/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

A confusion of allocate with delegate.

verb allegates · allegating · allegated

  1. nonstandard, rare, transitive To delegate. Upon motion, the chairman was given the power to allegate the fields of investigation to the various committee members.

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MLA

"allegate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allegate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

allegate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allegate

Chicago

"allegate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allegate.

BibTeX
@misc{allegate_2026,
  title = {allegate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allegate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}