Allege /(ăl*lĕj")/

imp. & p. p. Alleged; p. pr. & vb. n. Alleging

1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact.
2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic]
3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.

1. To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.]