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al·lege
 allege
- pronunciation:
lej
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verb |
| inflections: |
alleged, alleges, alleging |
| definition: |
to say or claim to be true without having proof.
The police alleged that he had robbed the bank.- synonyms:
- accuse, affirm, assert, claim, declare, maintain, proclaim, state
- similar words:
- contend, insist, pretend, profess
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| related words: |
affirm, assert, attest, claim, say, state |
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