Definition of aver

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a·ver    (-vûr) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *advrre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin vrus, true; see wr-o- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
a·verment(Noun), a·verra·ble(Adjective)