(a) Chiefly law To allege (sth., sth. to have been done, that sth. is so); -- also impers.; accuse (sb. of sth.) [last quot.]; also, allege; -- used in as clause only; ppl. surmetted, alleged; (b) chiefly law with prep. phrases: ~ ayenes, to allege (sth.) against (sb.); ~ on, to charge (sth., that sth. is so) against (sb.); ~ upon, charge (sth., that sth. is so) against (sb.), impute (sth.) to (sb.); also, accuse (sb.) [quot. 1447-8]; (c) to assert (that sth. is so), submit, suggest; propose (a bargain, that sth. be done); also, submit (sb., oneself to do sth.), agree (to do sth.); (d) to impose (a burden on sb.); also, impose a task on (sb.), burden.