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Word of the Day – Aver

By May 13, 2018Word of the Day

Aver (verb)

a-vur

State or assert to be the case.

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘declare or confirm to be true’): from Old French averer, based on Latin ad ‘to’ (implying ‘cause to be’) + verus ‘true’.

Example sentences

“The evidence will aver the facts as I have offered them.”

“I averred that I was innocent of all allegations.”

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