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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Allege

A-lēg'ge', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Fr. alléger, O. Fr. alegre, to ease, alleviate, It. alleggiare, Pr. aleujar, aleviar, Sp. aliviar, L. Lat. alleviare: leviare, for levare, Pr. leujar, from Lat. levis, light in weight, Sp. & Pg. leve, It. lieve, Pr. leu, Fr. léger; léger. Cf. ALLEVIATE.] To lighten; to lessen; to assuage. [Obs.] “That shall alege this bitter blast.” Spenser.

Al-lēge', v. t.

verbtransitive

(al-lēj'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ALLEGED; p. pr. & vb. n. ALLEGING.] [Lat. allegare, ad and legare, to send, dispatch; Fr. alléguer, Pr. & Pg. allegar, Sp. alegar, It. allegare.*]

  1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
  2. To produce, as an argument, plea, or excuse; to cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.

Syn. — To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; cite; quote; declare; affirm; assert.

Al-lēgge', v. t.

verbtransitive

See ALEGGE.