SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
allege
verb
To assert that something happened or is true before it has been proved.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Make an unproved assertion
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Usage distinction
Return to topCharge implies an accusation; allege itself does not establish whether the statement is true.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See allege in use
The complaint may allege misconduct, but the review must examine the evidence.
During a fictional quiz tournament, one captain began to allege that a rival had removed the final score sheet, although nobody had yet checked the desk.
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