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allegating

allegating is the present participle and gerund of allegate.

Meaning of allegate

Verb (1)

allegate (third-person singular simple present allegates, present participle allegating, simple past and past participle allegated)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) To make an allegation of; to allege.
    • 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 […]1831, W. Henderson, “Rules for improving the Health of the Delicate”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 150, page 626

Verb (2)

allegate (third-person singular simple present allegates, present participle allegating, simple past and past participle allegated)

  1. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To delegate.
    • Upon motion, the chairman was given the power to allegate the fields of investigation to the various committee members.1919, The Oregon State Teachers' Association Quarterly, page 10

Questions about allegating

What is allegating the present participle and gerund of?
Allegating is the present participle and gerund of allegate.

Words near allegating in the dictionary

  1. Allegany
  2. Allegany County
  3. allegate
  4. allegated
  5. allegates
  6. allegating
  7. allegation
  8. allegations
  9. allegator
  10. allegators
  11. allege

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