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- [uh-lej]
- /əˈlɛdʒ/
- /əˈledʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lej]
- /əˈlɛdʒ/
Definitions of alleges word
- verb with object alleges to assert without proof. 1
- verb with object alleges to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact. 1
- verb with object alleges to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath. 1
- verb with object alleges to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse. 1
- verb with object alleges Archaic. to cite or quote in confirmation. 1
- noun alleges Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allege. 1
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Origin of alleges
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English alleg(g)en, probably < Old French aleguer (< Medieval Latin, Latin allēgāre to adduce in support of a plea; see allegation), conflated with Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er to justify, free, literally, to lighten (< Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English v. alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.
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Parts of speech for Alleges
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alleges popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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