Definition of allege

• v. t. - To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
• v. t. - To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.
• v. t. - To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
• v. t. - To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
• v. t. - To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
• v. t. - To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.
• v. t. - To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.
• v. t. - To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.