a·ver

(ə-vûr′)

tr.v. a·verred, a·ver·ring, a·vers

1. To affirm positively; declare: "Liberal politicians ... found it necessary to aver that they were in favor of rigid economy in public spending too" (John Kenneth Galbraith).

2. Law To assert formally as a fact.

[Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *advērāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots.]

a·ver′ment n.

a·ver′ra·ble adj.

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averrable

(əˈvɜːrəbəl)

adj

able to be proved or verified

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