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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•leged /əˈlɛdʒd, əˈlɛdʒɪd/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- stated or claimed to be so:an alleged murderer.
doubtful; suspect:an alleged cure.al•leg•ed•ly /əˈlɛdʒɪdli/USA pronunciation adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•leged (ə lejd′, ə lej′id),USA pronunciation adj. - declared or stated to be as described;
asserted:The alleged murderer could not be located for questioning. - doubtful;
suspect;
supposed:The alleged cure-all produced no results when it was tested by reputable doctors.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see allege, -ed2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alleged /əˈlɛdʒd/ adj (prenominal)- stated or described to be such; presumed: the alleged murderer
- dubious: an alleged miracle
al•lege /əˈlɛdʒ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -leged, -leg•ing. - to state or claim (something) without proof: [~ + that clause]You allege that my client was at the scene.[be + alleged + to + verb]My client was only alleged to have been there.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•lege (ə lej′),USA pronunciation v.t., -leged, -leg•ing. - to assert without proof.
- to declare with positiveness;
affirm;
assert:to allege a fact. - to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.
- to plead in support of;
offer as a reason or excuse. - [Archaic.]to cite or quote in confirmation.
- Late Latin alleviāre; see alleviate); homonymous Middle English verb, verbal alleg(g)en, with literal sense of Old French aleg(i)er, replaced by allay in 16th cent.
- 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 (
- Old French aleguer (
- Middle English alleg(g)en, probably 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See maintain.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged state, asseverate, aver.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attest.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deny.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: allege /əˈlɛdʒ/ vb (tr; may take a clause as object)- to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof: he alleged malpractice
- to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc
Etymology: 14th Century aleggen, ultimately from Latin allēgāre to dispatch on a mission, from lēx law |