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a⋅ver

  [uh-vur]
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–verb (used with object), a⋅verred, a⋅ver⋅ring.
1. to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
2. Law. to allege as a fact.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF averer < ML advērāre, equiv. to ad- ad- + -vēr- (< L vērus true) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix

Synonyms:
See maintain.
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a·ver   (ə-vûr')   
tr.v.   a·verred, a·ver·ring, a·vers

  1. To affirm positively; declare.

  2. Law

    1. To assert formally as a fact.

    2. To justify or prove.


[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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Word Origin & History

aver 
c.1380, from O.Fr. averer "verify," from V.L. *adverare "make true, prove to be true," from L. ad- "to" + verus "true" (see very).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: aver
Pronunciation: &-'v&r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: averred; aver·ring
: to assert or declare positively esp. in a pleading : ALLEGE aver the capacity of a party to sue —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 9(a)>
NOTE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(e)(1) requires that averments in a pleading be “simple, concise, and direct,” and states that “no technical forms of pleading or motions are required.” —aver·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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