Allegedly vs Allege - What's the difference?
allegedly | allege |
According to someone's allegation.
According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).
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(obsolete) To lighten, diminish.
*, Bk.V:
*:and suffir never your soveraynté to be alledged with your subjects, nother the soveraygne of your persone and londys.
*1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.ii:
(obsolete) To state under oath, to plead.
(archaic) To cite or quote an author or his work for'' or ''against .
To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
*, I.39:
To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
As an adverb allegedly
is according to someone's allegation.As a verb allege is
to lighten, diminish.allegedly
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Adverb
(-)- The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
- The game is allegedly exciting.
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Usage notes
* This term is used in the media to avoid litigation when the facts are not 100% certain, or when referring to evidence in an ongoing trial.allege
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Alternative forms
* alledg (obsolete) * alledge (obsolete) * allegge (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) alegier, from (etyl) .Verb
(alleg)- Hart that is inly hurt, is greatly eased / With hope of thing, that may allegge his smart.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) aleggen, from (etyl) aleger, the form from (etyl) esligier, from .Verb
(alleg)- I will further alleage a storieto make us palpably feele his naturall condition.