allege

Meaning

To lighten, diminish.

Synonyms

assert

claim

charge

maintain

accuse

aver

contend

blame

denounce

say

🗣️

incriminate

declare

affirm

adduce

plead

add

swear

make out

purport

pretend

attribute

indict

propound

put up

quote

refer

sham

show

snitch

state

swan

🦢

vow

accuse falsely

pretend to

give evidence against

make an allegation

announce

assure

attest

avouch

avow

cite

come into sight

come up

condemn

confirm

consult

impeach

impute

insist

Translations

alegar

behaupten

alegar

ισχυρίζομαι

alléguer

affermare

prétendre

al·legar

dichiarare

προφασίζομαι

afirmar

afirmar

asserire

affirmer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlɛd͡ʒ/

Etymology

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