report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.
ASSERT
state categorically
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
AVER
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
AVOW
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Declare openly
ENOUNCE
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
proclaim, articulate
PROCLAIM
praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
SAY
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
indicate; "The clock says noon"
communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
STATE
the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
a politically organized body of people under a single government;
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
the territory occupied by a nation; "
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice"