allege – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to allege
Participle: alleged
Gerund: alleging

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	allege
we	Let's allege
you	allege

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

say

declare, affirm, state, testify, assert, attest, aver, maintain

testify

attest, certify, plead, maintain, witness, declare, swear

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, it has the form of one O.Fr. verb and the meaning of another. The form is Anglo-Fr. aleger, from O.Fr. eslegier "to clear at law," from L. ex- "out of" and litigare "bring suit" (see litigate), but eslegier meant "acquit, clear of charges in a lawsuit." It somehow acquired the meaning of Fr. alléguer, from L. allegare "send for, to bring forth, name, produce in evidence," from ad- "to" + legare "to depute, send" (see allay).
2. From Middle English aleggen, perhaps from Old French alleguer, or from Anglo-Norman aleger, the form perhaps from Old French esligier (“to acquit”), from Medieval Latin *exlītigāre (“to clear at law”), from Latin ex (“out”) + lītigō (“sue at law”), but the meaning from Old French alleguer, from Latin allēgāre (“send on a mission, depute; relate, mention, adduce”), from ad (“to”) + lēgō (“send”). See also al-. See: Anglo-Norman 'aleger'.

Verbs referencing "allege"

Cornish allejya.

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