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Pronunciation : A"ver
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.]
Definition : Defn: A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : A*ver"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred (p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.]
Etymology : [F. av?rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]
Definition : 1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]

2. (Law)

Defn: To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.

3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. Fielding. Then all averred I had killed the bird. Coleridge.

Syn. -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913