allege
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allege¹
- /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ɛdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English aleggen, perhaps from Old French alleguer, or from Anglo-Norman aleger, the form perhaps from Old French esligier (“to acquit”), from Medieval Latin *exlītigāre (“to clear at law”), from Latin ex (“out”) + lītigō (“sue at law”), but the meaning from Old French alleguer, from Latin allēgāre (“send on a mission, depute; relate, mention, adduce”), from ad (“to”) + lēgō (“send”). See also al-.
verb alleges · alleging · alleged · alleadge · alledg
- To state under oath, to plead.
- To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
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To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
I will further alleage a storie[…]to make us palpably feele his naturall condition.
Similar: plead
- To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.
allege²
- /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ɛdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English alleggen, from Old French alegier, from Latin alleviāre (“lighten”), from ad + levis (“light”). Doublet of alleviate.
verb alleges · alleging · alleged · alleadge · alledg
- To lighten, diminish. and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects,
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aver, say, assert, affirm, invoke, claim, plead, declare, suggest, indicate, maintain, pretend, submit, sustain, support, argue
Translations
Every language
verb to state under oath
| Español | afirmar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 確言する kakugen suru, 言い切る iikiru |
| 中文 | 宣誓 xuānshì |
| Italiano | dichiarare, sostenere |
| Русский | заявля́ть под присягой zajavljátʹ pod prisjagoj |
verb to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.
| Español | alegar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | addurre, supportare, avvalorare |
verb to assert without proof
| Español | alegar, afirmar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 主張する shuchō suru, 喧伝する kenden suru, 言い張る iiharu |
| 中文 | 宣稱 /宣称 xuānchēng |
| Português | alegar |
| Français | prétendre, alléguer, prétexter |
| Deutsch | behaupten |
| Italiano | sostenere, asserire |
| Ελληνικά | ισχυρίζομαι ischyrízomai |
| Русский | безоснова́тельно утвержда́ть bezosnovátelʹno utverždátʹ, голосло́вно утвержда́ть goloslóvno utverždátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cáo buộc |
| العربية | زَعَمَ zaʕama |
Talk about this word "allege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allege. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. allege. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allege "allege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allege.Cite this
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title = {allege},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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