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 al·lege /əˈlɛʤ/
 (vt.)斷言,聲稱,指控;主張,陳述;為…辯護,是…理由

 Al·lege v. t. [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.
 Syn: -- To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.

 Al·lege, v. t.  To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.]
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 allege
      v : report or maintain; "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"
          [syn: aver, say]