aver

Meaning

1. To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
2. To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
3. (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.

assert

allege

declare

assert strongly

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈvɜː/

From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.