Words Like ALLEGE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ALLEGE.

7 Alternative Words Similar to allege

1 Aver Verb      Synonym Words Like Aver
2 Say Verb      Synonym Words Like Say
3 Assert Verb      Synonym Words Like Assert
4 Asseverate Verb      Synonym Words Like Asseverate
5 Maintain Verb      Synonym Words Like Maintain
6 Declare Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Declare
7 Affirm Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Affirm

5 examples of allege

1 to allege a fact
2 to allege the authority of a judge
3 he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending
4 He said it was too late to intervene in the war
5 The registrar says that I owe the school money

10 definitions of allege

1 To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert.
2 To cite or quote.
3 To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse.
4 To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
5 report or maintain
6 To assert to be true; affirm: alleging his innocence of the charge.
7 To assert without or before proof: The indictment alleges that the commissioner took bribes.
8 To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation: The defendant alleges temporary insanity.
9 Archaic To bring forward as an authority.
10 To declare before a court; plead at law; hence, in general, to produce as an argument, plea, or excuse; cite or quote in confirmation: as, to allege exculpatory facts; to allege the authority of a court.
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