ALLEGE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
report or maintain
Example: He alleged that he was the victim of a crime; He said it was too late to intervene in the war; The registrar says that I owe the school money
Categories: Assert, Asseverate, Maintain
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "allege" comes from Latin alleviāre. It started in Old French alegier. Then it appeared in Middle English alleggen. Later, people used it in Latin ex. After that, it was Old French esligier. Over time, it became Anglo-Norman aleger. Finally, it reached Middle English aleggen.
🔗 Related Words
alleviate – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.