maintain vs allege

maintain and allege both are verbs.

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

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

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

maintain (verb)	allege (verb)
stick to correctly or closely	report or maintain
state categorically
state or assert
support against an opponent
maintain by writing regular records
supply with necessities and support
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
have and exercise
maintain for use and service
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity