aver

Verb
Synonyms: allegesayaffirmverifyassertavowswanswear

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. report or maintain“He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”“He said it was too late to intervene in the war”“The registrar says that I owe the school money”Synonyms: allegesay
  2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true“Before God I swear I am innocent”Synonyms: affirmverifyassertavowswanswear
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aver \A"ver\ ([=a]"v[~e]r), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.] A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Aver \A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av['e]rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]

1.To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.(Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment. [1913 Webster]

3.To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. [1913 Webster]

It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case.— Fielding.[1913 Webster]
Then all averred I had killed the bird.— Coleridge.[1913 Webster]

Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm. [1913 Webster]

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