allege
verb
1 allege
Report or maintain:
— He alleged that he was the victim of a crime.
synonyms: aver, say.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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Roget 535:
assert;
make an assertion
etc.
n.;
have one's say;
say,
affirm,
predicate,
declare,
state;
protest,
profess.
put forth,
put forward;
advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach,
set forth,
hold out,
maintain,
contend,
pronounce,
pretend.
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear;
make oath,
take one's oath;
make an affidavit,
swear an affidavit,
put in an affidavit;
take one's Bible oath,
kiss the book,
vow,
vitam impendere vero [Lat.];
swear till one is black in the face,
swear till one is blue in the face,
swear till all's blue;
be sworn,
call Heaven to witness;
vouch,
warrant,
certify,
assure,
swear by bell book and candle.
swear by
etc.
(believe)
484;
insist upon,
take one's stand upon;
emphasize,
lay stress on;
assert roundly,
assert positively;
lay down,
lay down the law;
raise one's voice,
dogmatize,
have the last word;
rap out;
repeat;
reassert,
reaffirm.
announce
etc.
(information)
527;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488;
attest
etc.
(evidence)
467;
adjure
etc.
(put to one's oath)
768.
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Roget 617:
pretend,
plead,
allege;
shelter oneself under the plea of;
excuse
etc.
(vindicate)
937;
lend a color to;
furnish a handle
etc.
n.;
make a pretext of,
make a handle of;
use as a plea
etc.
n.;
take one's stand upon,
make capital out of,
pretend
etc.
(lie)
544.
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Dutch: aanvoeren, pretenderen, beweren, stellen
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