Aver Definition

ə-vûr

averred, averring, avers

verb

averred, averring, avers

To affirm positively; declare.

American Heritage

To declare to be true; state positively; affirm.

Webster's New World

To assert formally as a fact.

American Heritage

To state or declare formally; assert; allege.

Webster's New World

To formally assert as a fact, such as in a pleading; to allege.

Webster's New World Law

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noun

Wiktionary

(dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.

Wiktionary

Origin of Aver

Middle English averren from Old French averer from Vulgar Latin advērāre Latin ad- ad- Latin vērus true wērə-o- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).

From Wiktionary
From French avérer, from Late Latin *advērāre, from ad + vērus (“true”).

From Wiktionary
Related to Late Latin averia (“cattle”).

From Wiktionary

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