aver
[uh-vur]
- to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- Law. to allege as a fact.
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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
Synonym study
See maintain.
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Related Words for avers
contend, claim, predicate, affirm, verify, avouch, prove, insist, proclaim, assert, state, swear, emphasize, declare, justifyExamples from the Web for avers
Contemporary Examples of avers
Although di Giovanni had longed to be a mother, she was “not a very natural” one, she avers.
Historical Examples of avers
The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
They look at it, but the third deguisé, who has it in charge, avers that it has just been sold to a gentleman.
The GypsiesCharles G. Leland
I heard them both speak,' avers Mrs. Pratt, by way of settling the matter.
Art in EnglandDutton Cook
I think you said that the Reverend Somebody-or-Other avers that they were a crypt?
The Yellow ClawSax Rohmer
However, he avers that the story of clairvoyance was current in the spring of 1429.
The Valet's Tragedy and Other StoriesAndrew Lang
aver
- to state positively; assert
- law to allege as a fact or prove to be true
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Word Origin for aver
C14: from Old French averer, from Medieval Latin advērāre, from Latin vērus true
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