allege en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/
Etymology
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-.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To state under oath, to plead.
- (archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
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(transitive) To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
I will further alleage a storie[…]to make us palpably feele his naturall condition.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 39, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alleges | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| alledge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| allegge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alleadge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alledg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alleging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alleged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alleged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
misallege · reallege · allegeable · alleger · counterallege
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (48)
la praetentō (to assert without proof) · nl beweren (to assert without proof) · grc προφασίζομαι (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · ja 確言する (to state under oath) · it supportare (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · cmn 宣稱 /宣称 (to assert without proof) · cs prohlašovat (to assert without proof) · es alegar (to assert without proof) · ca mantenir (to state under oath) · ru голосло́вно утвержда́ть (to assert without proof) · it avvalorare (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · cmn 宣誓 (to state under oath) · ca al·legar (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · sv påstå (to assert without proof) · es afirmar (to state under oath) · it sostenere (to state under oath) · it asserire (to assert without proof) · ru заявля́ть под присягой (to state under oath) · te ఆరోపించు (to assert without proof) · ja 言い張る (to assert without proof) · vi cáo buộc (to assert without proof) · fi epäillä (to assert without proof) · fr prétendre (to assert without proof) · ru безоснова́тельно утвержда́ть (to assert without proof) · it sostenere (to assert without proof) · ca adduir (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · el ισχυρίζομαι (to assert without proof) · ja 主張する (to assert without proof) · fi vannoa (to state under oath) · es afirmar (to assert without proof) · cs prohlásit (to assert without proof) · cs tvrdit (to assert without proof) · it dichiarare (to state under oath) · es alegar (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · bg заявявам под клетва (to state under oath) · ja 言い切る (to state under oath) · ca sostenir (to state under oath) · it addurre (to adduce as a reason, excuse, support etc.) · th กล่าวอ้าง (to assert without proof) · gd cuir às leth (to assert without proof) · de behaupten (to assert without proof) · bg твърдя (to assert without proof) · ca afirmar (to state under oath) · ja 喧伝する (to assert without proof) · pt alegar (to assert without proof) · fr prétexter (to assert without proof) · fr alléguer (to assert without proof) · ca al·legar (to assert without proof)