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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • aˈverment, noun
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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
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aver1

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

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.

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

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

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.

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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