aver

[ uh-vur ]

verb (used with object)

, a·verred, a·ver·ring.

1. to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
2. Law. to allege as a fact.

aver

/ əˈvɜː /

verb

1. to state positively; assert
2. law to allege as a fact or prove to be true

Derived Forms

• aˈverment, noun

Other Words From

• misa·ver verb (used with object) misaverred misaverring
• prea·ver verb (used with object) preaverred preaverring
• una·verred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aver¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French averer < Medieval Latin advērāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + -vēr- (< Latin vērus true) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of aver¹

C14: from Old French averer, from Medieval Latin advērāre, from Latin vērus true

Synonym Study

See maintain.

Example Sentences

It’s quietly common in amateur sports and, he avers, though most organizations ban or discourage it, marijuana use is also well-known in pro sports.

From Washington Blade

The first leg of that relay, Drabelle avers, was run by Frederick Law Olmsted — the same Olmsted who “magicked” the makeover of Central Park and other urban oases.

From Washington Post

Northam avers that he’s not a foodie, so he doesn’t view this as a tremendous hardship.

From Washington Post

Other than her son, producer Jesse Huot, with whom she works, Cantor avers that Tharp “hasn’t really had long-term relationships or anything.”

From Washington Post

Griffin avers that the opposite proved to be the case — that because Folger is a center of imaginative investigation, her productions found a receptive audience inside the institution as well as among Washington-area theatergoers.

From Washington Post

Those who have heard them on the stump aver that they never heard better speakers.

From Project Gutenberg

They aver that "the good spirit" Moora-Moora made a number of small black lizards, liked them, and promised them dominion.

From Project Gutenberg

Men would say I spoke from spite, and perhaps some even might aver that I was myself the cause of my daughter's ruin.

From Project Gutenberg

The aver-penny, or average-penny, was contributed towards the king's averages, or money given to be freed thereof.

From Project Gutenberg

The rustic aid-de-camps of the household used to aver that all fertilizing matters "leached" through it.

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