Associations to the word «Allege»

Wiktionary

ALLEGE, verb. (obsolete) To lighten, diminish.
ALLEGE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To state under oath, to plead.
ALLEGE, verb. (archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
ALLEGE, verb. (transitive) To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
ALLEGE, verb. (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

Dictionary definition

ALLEGE, verb. Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley