aver

aver

transitive verb \ə-ˈvər\

averredaver·ring

Definition of AVER

1

a : to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause

b : to allege or assert in pleading

2

: to declare positively

Examples of AVER

1. He averred that he was innocent.
2. “I am innocent,” he averred.

Origin of AVER

Middle English averren, from Anglo-French averer, from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + verus true — more at very

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to AVER

Synonyms

affirm, allege, assert, claim, avouch, avow, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant

Antonyms

deny, gainsay

Related Words

announce, broadcast, proclaim; argue, rationalize, reason; confirm, justify, vindicate; defend, persevere, support, uphold; reaffirm, reassert

Near Antonyms

abandon; disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate; challenge, dispute, question; confute, disprove, rebut, refute; contradict, counter

Rhymes with AVER

as per, astir, auteur, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir