allege Copy link Outline I. To assert1. argŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (against anyone)2. rĕfero, tŭli, lātum, 3II. To cite or quote (as an argument or excuse)1. affĕro, 32. rĕfĕro, 33. oppōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 34. praetendo, di, tum, 3 (to put forward by way of defence)5. obtendo, 3 (= praetendo)6. allēgo, 1. • allege: I. To assert: 1. argŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (against anyone): that they a.d was done by the malice of the patricians, id fraude patriciorum factum arguere, Liv. 2. rĕfero, tŭli, lātum, 3: Ajax has a.d that he is the great grandson of Jove, rettulit Ajax esse Jovis pronepos, Ov.: v. to assert. II. To cite or quote (as an argument or excuse): 1. affĕro, 3: what reason shall I a.? quam causam afferam? Ter.: what will he be able to say? will he a. his age? quid poterit dicere? an aetatem afferet? Cic. 2. rĕfĕro, 3: if any one a. this example, si quis hoc referat exemplum, Quint. 3. oppōno, pŏsŭi, pŏsĭtum, 3: you a.d as a reason the ill-health of our Cicero, opposuisti causam, Ciceronis nostri valetudinem, Cic. 4. praetendo, di, tum, 3 (to put forward by way of defence): you are wont to a. the name of a very learned man in excuse for your own barbarous manners, hominis doctissimi nomen tuis barbaris moribus p. soles, Cic.: Ov. 5. obtendo, 3 (= praetendo): alleging the entreaties of his mother, matris preces obtendens, Tac. 6. allēgo, 1.: to a. an example, exemplum a., Plin.: Tac.