Allege ( page 31 ).
Questions.
1. Which is the primary and which the secondary word, allege or adduce? Why? 2. How much of certainty is implied in allege? 3. How much does one admit when he speaks of an alleged fact, document, signature, or the like?
Examples.
In many —— cases of haunted houses, the spirits have not ventured to face an armed man who has passed the night there.
I can not —— one thing and mean another. If I can't pray I will not make believe!