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aver
[ uh-vur ]
verb (used with object)
- to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- Law. to allege as a fact.
aver
/ əˈvɜː /
verb
- to state positively; assert
- law to allege as a fact or prove to be true
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Derived Forms
- aˈverment, noun
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Other Words From
- misa·ver verb (used with object) misaverred misaverring
- prea·ver verb (used with object) preaverred preaverring
- una·verred adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aver1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
Those who have heard them on the stump aver that they never heard better speakers.
They aver that "the good spirit" Moora-Moora made a number of small black lizards, liked them, and promised them dominion.
Men would say I spoke from spite, and perhaps some even might aver that I was myself the cause of my daughter's ruin.
The aver-penny, or average-penny, was contributed towards the king's averages, or money given to be freed thereof.
The rustic aid-de-camps of the household used to aver that all fertilizing matters "leached" through it.
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