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- pronunciation:
lej
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
alleges, alleging, alleged |
| definition 1: |
to state with certainty; declare.
He alleged his innocence throughout his detainment.- synonyms:
- affirm, assert, aver, declare, maintain, predicate, proclaim, state
- similar words:
- avouch, avow, certify, contend, insist, profess, say, vouch
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| definition 2: |
to assert in the absence of positive proof.
The police alleged that the suspect had entered the home with intent to rob it.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- accuse, affirm, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, predicate, proclaim, state
- similar words:
- contend, impute, insist, plead, pretend, profess, purport
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| definition 3: |
to avow in court or elsewhere.
The witness alleged that she had seen the suspect in the area on the day of the murder.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- attest, avouch, avow, certify, declare, plead, state, testify
- similar words:
- depose, vouch, warrant
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| related words: |
affirm, assert, attest, claim, plead, protest, say, state |
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