ALLEDGE

Verb

alledge (third-person singular simple present alledges, present participle alledging, simple past and past participle alledged)

Obsolete spelling of allege.

Usage notes

• This was once the prevailing spelling. Compare abridge.

Anagrams

• alleged

Source: Wiktionary


Al*ledge", v. t.

Definition: See Allege. [Obs.]

Note: This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the prevailing one.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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