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Allege
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Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Synonyms: bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] Wyclif.