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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Allege

/(ăl*lĕj")/ · Al·lege · IPA /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/
01 v. t. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
imp. & p. p. Alleged; p. pr. & vb. n. Alleging
  1. 1.
    To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
  2. 2.
    To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.[Archaic]
  3. 3.
    To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
02 v. t. To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
  1. 1.
    To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.[Obs.]