Main Entry:

aver

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈvər\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

averred; aver·ring

Etymology:

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

Date:

15th century

1 a: to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause b: to allege or assert in pleading2: to declare positively