aver

aver

verb \ə-ˈvər\

averredaver·ring

Definition of AVER

transitive verb

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

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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