allege
/əˈlɛd͡ʒ/ verb C1- To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. · The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.
He/she/it alleges · Past alleged · Past participle alleged · -ing form alleging
Verb forms
- Base form
- allege
- He/she/it
- alleges
- Past
- alleged
- Past participle
- alleged
- -ing form
- alleging
From the library
But I assure you you are mistaken about my alleged agents."
This last proof, instead of giving him fresh strength, deprived him of it; the pickaxe descended, or rather fell; he placed it on the ground, passed his hand over his brow, and remounted the stairs, alleging to himself, as an excuse, a desire to be assured that no one was watching him, but in reality because he felt that he was about to faint.
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