aver
Americanverb (used with object)
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to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
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Law. to allege as a fact.
verb
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to state positively; assert
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law to allege as a fact or prove to be true
Synonym Usage
See maintain.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aver
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French averer < Medieval Latin advērāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + -vēr- (< Latin vērus true) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
Explanation
To aver is to state something or declare something is true. This verb has a serious tone, so you might aver something on a witness stand or you might aver that you won't back down to a challenge. The verb aver comes to English via the Latin root words ad, meaning "to," and verus, meaning "true." The word can have the sense of formally declaring something is true, but it can also mean to report positively: "The grandmother averred that her granddaughter would make a fine veterinarian because of her love and caring for animals."
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Example Sentences
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D’Amelio Terras has an entire booth of drawings by a diverse selection of contemporary artists, including intricate works by Philip Van Aver and John Morris, arranged salon style on lapis blue walls.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2010
What kept the balance for the Government were airplanes, but they were mostly light pursuit planes, good for strafing troops but unable to carry big enough bombs to hurt the Aver off much.
From Time Magazine Archive
He soon had the armored cruiser Aver off and the cruiser-minelayer Helle, either one of which is capable of blowing the rest of the Greek Navy out of the water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week the following were news: William Aver ell Harriman resigned as chairman of Aviation Corp. to devote more time to his chairmanship of Union Pacific Railroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
Roquefort, in his Glossaire de la Langue Romane, gives Aver, from avoir: "Bestiaux qui nantissent une ferme de campagne;" and Av�, "un troupeau de brebis," from ovis.
From Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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