Thesaurus: allege

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1. v. t. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
2. v. t. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.
3. v. t. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
4. v. t. To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
5. v. report or maintain
6. 1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. 2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic] 3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending. Syn. -- To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate. To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] Wyclif.
7. To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.]Wyclif.
8. v:100 v. report or maintain