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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary aver \\ə-ˈvər\\ transitive verb ( 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
aver late 14 c., from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . averer "verify," from V.L. *adverare "make true, prove to be true," from L. ad- "to" + verus "true" (see very).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 averaver / E5vE:(r) / verb( -rr-) ( formal) to state firmly and strongly that sth is true 断言；确认 SYN assert , declare : ▪ [V that] She averred that she had never seen the man before. 她斩钉截铁地说以前从未见过这个男人。 ▪ [also VN , V speech]
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged averI. \ˈāvər\ now chiefly Scotland variant of aiver II. \əˈvər, +V -ər.; -və̄, +V -ər. also -ə̄r\ transitive verb( averred ; averred ; averring ; avers) Etymology: Middle English averren, from Middle French averer, from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + Medieval Latin -verare (from Latin verus true) — more at very 1. obsolete : to acknowledge (a statement) as true 2. archaic : to acknowledge the existence of : admit as valid or real 3. a. : avouch , verify b. : assert , claim , declare 4. : to affirm or declare in a positive confident manner : insist emphatically < he had proudly averred that he needed no help >Synonyms: see assert
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