allegate
/ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make an allegation of; to allege.
Example Sentences
- "Hence we may infer that, (1) as Phrenologists allegate, the brain is compartmental, each compartment having its own peculiar modes of action, independent of and unaffected by the others […]"
- "Jesus de Galindes, the Basque Separatist allegates in his book, "Los vascos en el Madrid sitiado" (Vasco Ekin, Buenos Aires, 1945 page 140): "But it is only fair to grant the foresight revealed by the Communist Party."
- "A brief filed by the ISU allegated the USDA's sugar estimation "was one of the most inflationary devices operated during 1966 to raise a commodity price to food processors and ultimately to consumers.""
- "Upon motion, the chairman was given the power to allegate the fields of investigation to the various committee members."
- "Authorizes the Railroad Retirement Board to exercise functions identical to those allegated the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, supra, with respect to individuals to whom this portion applies."
- "It means that the school doctor and his team must spend more time on discovering neurological deficits and allegate the usual physical checkup to the family physician or pediatric well-child clinic."
Etymology
Back-formation from allegation.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/
- British English: /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/