avers

[A·ver]

To aver is to declare something is true or to state. This verb has a serious tone, so you might aver something on a witness stand or you might aver that you won't back down to a challenge.

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A work horse, or working ox.

Verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

Verb
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"


n.
A work horse, or working ox.

v. t.
To assert, or prove, the truth of.

v. t.
To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.

v. t.
To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.


Aver

A"ver , n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.] A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]

Aver

A*ver" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred (); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av'82rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.] 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.
Then all averred I had killed the bird.
Syn. -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.

A work horse, or working ox.

To assert, or prove, the truth of.

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Usage Examples

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men.

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