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Definitions for Allege

[1] to assert without proof.
[2] to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact.
[3] to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.
[4] to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse.
[5] Archaic . to cite or quote in confirmation.
[6] to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof he alleged malpractice
[7] to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc
[8] archaic to cite or quote, as to confirm

Words related to Allege

depose, plead, testify, cite, charge, maintain, recount, declare, recite, advance, avow, offer, avouch, affirm, adduce, state, lay, aver, profess, present

Words nearby Allege

allargando, allative, allay, allecret, allegation, allege, alleged, allegedly, allegheny, allegheny barberry, allegheny mountains

Origin of Allege

1275–1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea; see allegation), conflated with Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er to justify, free, literally, to lighten (< Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English v. alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.

Words that may be confused with Allege

accuse, allege, charge

Other words from Allege

al·lege·a·ble , adjective
al·leg·er , noun
mis·al·lege , verb (used with object), mis·al·leged, mis·al·leg·ing.
pre·al·lege , verb (used with object), pre·al·leged, pre·al·leg·ing.
re·al·lege , verb (used with object), re·al·leged, re·al·leg·ing.

Word origin for Allege

C14 aleggen, ultimately from Latin allēgāre to dispatch on a mission, from lēx law

Synonyms for Allege

charge, cite, declare, depose, maintain, plead, recount, testify, adduce, advance, affirm, aver, avouch, avow, lay, offer, present, profess, recite, state, asservate, put forward