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

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