Allege

//əˈlɛd͡ʒ// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To state under oath, to plead. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To lighten, diminish.

    "and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects,"

  3. 3
    report or maintain wordnet
  4. 4
    To cite or quote an author or his work for or against. archaic
  5. 5
    To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc. transitive

    "I will further alleage a storie[…]to make us palpably feele his naturall condition."

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  1. 6
    To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. transitive

    "The agency alleged that my credit history had problems."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English aleggen, perhaps from Old French alleguer, or from Anglo-Norman aleger, the form perhaps from Old French esligier (“to acquit”), from Medieval Latin *exlītigāre (“to clear at law”), from Latin ex (“out”) + lītigō (“sue at law”), but the meaning from Old French alleguer, from Latin allēgāre (“send on a mission, depute; relate, mention, adduce”), from ad (“to”) + lēgō (“send”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English alleggen, from Old French alegier, from Latin alleviāre (“lighten”), from ad + levis (“light”). Doublet of alleviate.

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