assert vs allege

assert and allege both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assert	No	No	Yes	No
allege	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, allege is a hyponym of assert; that is, allege is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assert:

Other hyponyms of assert include aver, say, predicate, proclaim.

assert (verb)	allege (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	report or maintain
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
state categorically
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized