AVERS

Verb

avers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aver

Anagrams

• AVREs, Raves, raves, sarve, saver, vares, veras

Source: Wiktionary


AVER

A"ver, n. Etym: [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.]

Definition: A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

A*ver", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred (p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] Etym: [F. avérer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]

1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]

2. (Law)

Definition: To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.

3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. Fielding. Then all averred I had killed the bird. Coleridge.

Syn.

– To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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