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allege

al·lege

UK/əˈlɛd͡ʒ/ US/ʌˈlɛdʒ/ fairly common

verb

1.

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”
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Origin

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”). See also al-.

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