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avers - 2 dictionary results

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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