allege

Definition of allege in English English dictionary: To lighten, diminish
Hart that is inly hurt, is greatly eased / With hope of thing, that may allegge his smart .; To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof
The agency alleged my credit history had problems.; To cite or quote an author or his work for or against; To state under oath, to plead; To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc
I will further alleage a storie to make us palpably feele his naturall condition.; to assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court; {v} to affirm, declare, say, assign, plead; To state, assert, or charge that something is fact, although it has yet been proven so; report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"; To say, declare, or charge that something is true even though it isn't proved yet; To claim or declare that something is so; To state, assert, or charge that something is fact, although it has not yet been proven so; 1 To affirm or declare positively but without proof 2 To give as reason, excuse or support; To urge a reason or excuse; To make a statement under oath; To make a claim, a plea or offer justification for an act, especially before proof is available; If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it. She alleged that there was rampant drug use among the male members of the group The accused is alleged to have killed a man It was alleged that the restaurant discriminated against black customers. = claim. to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved it is alleged (that) (alleguer, from allegare , from ad- + legare ( LEGATE)); {f} state; argue; assert; To make a mere assertion without any proof; To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge; To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending; To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact; To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble
alleged: supposed but doubtful
alleged: asserted but not proved
alleged: Simple past tense and past participle of allege
allegedly: According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly)
The game is allegedly exciting.
allegedly: According to someone's allegation
The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
alleged: {a} affirmed, given, assigned, pleaded
Allege.: allegate
alleged: declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal
alleged: asserted, but not yet proven
alleged: An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true. They have begun a hunger strike in protest at the alleged beating. + allegedly al·leg·ed·ly His van allegedly struck the two as they were crossing a street. an alleged crime, fact etc is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been proved alleged offence/crime/incident etc
alleged: {s} supposed, believed; given as an excuse; suspicious, doubtful
alleged: Suspected; temporarily presumed; supposed
alleged: doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
allegedly: according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
allegedly: according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife
allegedly: According to someones allegation
allegedly: apparently, seemingly
allegedly: used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved
allegedly: This term is used in the media to avoid litigation when the facts are not 100% certain, or when referring to evidence in an ongoing trial
alleges: third-person singular of allege
alleging: present participle of allege

allege

Hyphenation

al·lege

Turkish pronunciation

ılec

Synonyms

adduce, advance, affirm, asservate, aver, avouch, avow, charge, cite, declare, depose, lay, maintain, offer, plead

Antonyms

contradict, deny, disagree, dissent, object, protest, repudiate

Pronunciation

/əˈleʤ/ /əˈlɛʤ/

Etymology

[ &-lej ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Old French aleger, from Latin alleviāre, present active infinitive of alleviō (“lighten”), from ad + levis (“light”).