Word Study
aventine |
aventre |
aventure |
aventurine |
avenue |
aver
| average
| average cost
| average man
| average out
| averageness
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
ROGET THESAURUS
aver
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb aver has 2 senses
- aver(v = verb.communication) allege, say - 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" is one way to assert, asseverate, maintain
- aver(v = verb.communication) affirm, assert, avow, swan, swear, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" is one way to declare
Sample sentence:
They aver that there was a traffic accident
Derived form noun averment1
Sample sentence:
They aver that there was a traffic accident
CIDE DICTIONARY
A work horse, or working ox. [1913 Webster]
aver, v. t. [F. avérer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.].
- To assert, or prove, the truth of. [1913 Webster]
- To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment. [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]"Then all averred I had killed the bird." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aver, v.tr. (averred, averring) assert, affirm.
Etymology
ME f. OF averer (as AD-, L verus true)
THESAURUS
aver
acknowledge, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, attest, avouch, avow, bear witness, certify, contend, declare, defend, depone, depose, disclose, enunciate, express, give evidence, have, hold, insist, issue a manifesto, justify, lay down, maintain, manifesto, nuncupate, predicate, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put, put it, quote, recite, relate, say, set down, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, stand on, state, submit, swear, testify, vouch, warrant, witnessROGET THESAURUS
aver
Affirmation
VB assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.
For further exploring for "aver" in Webster Dictionary Online
