aver Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb report or maintain
    say; allege.
    • 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
  2. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    avow; affirm; verify; swan; assert; swear.
    • Before God I swear I am innocent

WordNet

A"ver noun
Etymology
OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.
Definitions
  1. A work horse, or working ox. Obs. or Dial. Eng.
A*ver" transitive verb
Etymology
F. avérer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Averred (); present participle & verbal noun Averring
Definitions
  1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. Obs.
  2. (Law) 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.

Webster 1913