About The Word Aver
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What's The Definition Of Aver?
[v] to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
[v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Aver: affirm | allege | assert | avow | say | swan | swear | verify Related Terms | Find terms related to Aver: acknowledge | affirm | allege | announce | annunciate | argue | assert | assever | asseverate | attest | avouch | avow | bear witness | certify | contend | declare | defend | depone | depose | disclose | enunciate | express | give evidence | have | hold | insist | issue a manifesto | justify | lay down | maintain | manifesto | nuncupate | predicate | proclaim | profess | pronounce | protest | put | put it | quote | recite | relate | say | set down | speak | speak out | speak up | stand for | stand on | state | submit | swear | testify | vouch | warrant | witness See Also | asseverate | assure | attest | claim | declare | hold | maintain | plead | protest | take | tell Aver In Webster's Dictionary \A"ver\ ([=a]"v[~e]r), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence
LL. averia, pl. cattle. See {Habit}, and cf. {Average}.]
A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]
\A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averred} ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averring}.] [F. av['e]rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See {Verity}.] 1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.] 2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See {Averment}. 3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. --Fielding. Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge. Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See {Affirm}. |
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