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Synonyms for allege

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-lej
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɛdʒ

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Définition of allege

Origin :
  • c.1300. It has the form of one French verb and the meaning of another. The form is Anglo-French aleger, Old French eslegier "to clear at law," from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) and litigare "bring suit" (see litigate); however eslegier meant "acquit, clear of charges in a lawsuit." It somehow acquired the meaning of French alléguer, from Latin allegare "send for, bring forth, name, produce in evidence," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + legare "to depute, send" (see legate). Related: Alleged; alleging.
  • verb assert; claim
Example sentences :
  • But, if I do not ask, they may allege, that my not going is owing to myself.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I was deceived: Whatever I might allege, the prohibition remained.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • The Germans allege that they captured it after strenuous fighting.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 » by Various
  • We allege nothing of which we cannot furnish recent examples.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
  • The mere assertion of what he meant to allege must at least delay this hateful marriage.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • The plaintiff counted as heir, but did not allege that he was tenant of the manor.
  • Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • That gave him his opportunity to lie about the toys and allege that he had brought them for her scholars.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • In my own excuse I must allege that she tempted me to do it.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Every one of these hypotheses can allege facts in its favor.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • What reason has any woman to allege for giving up her husband?'
  • Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey

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