aver

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈvɝ/ UK /əˈvɜː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to state or assert positively as true

The witness continued to aver that he had seen nothing.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to state or assert... assert affirm declare maintain contend avow insist state

Opposites

deny disavow refute contradict

Word family

Derived forms avermentaverring

Related forms verity verify veritable verdict

Etymology

From Old French averer ('to verify'), from Vulgar Latin *adverare ('to prove true'), from Latin ad- ('to') + verus ('true').

*adverare Latin verus Latin *weh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# aver

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈvɝ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈvɜː/

## Meanings
1. to state or assert positively as true

## Examples
- The witness continued to aver that he had seen nothing.

## Synonyms
- assert
- affirm
- declare
- maintain
- contend
- avow
- insist
- state

## Antonyms
- deny
- disavow
- refute
- contradict

## Derived Forms
- averment
- averring

## Related Forms
- verity
- verify
- veritable
- verdict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *adverare
- Root: verus
- Root: *weh₁-

## Etymology
From Old French averer ('to verify'), from Vulgar Latin *adverare ('to prove true'), from Latin ad- ('to') + verus ('true').

## AI Etymology
Aver is from Old French averer ('to verify'), from Vulgar Latin *adverare ('to prove true'), from Latin ad- ('to') + verus ('true'). Important recorded forms include *adverare (Latin), verus (Latin), and *weh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to state or assert positively as true. The wider family includes derived forms such as averment and averring and related words such as verity, verify, veritable, and verdict.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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