Found 2 items, similar to aver.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aver aver v 1: report or maintain; “He alleged that he was the victim of a crime”; “He said it was too late to intervene in the war”; “The registrar says that I owe the school money” [syn: allege, say] 2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; “Before God I swear I am innocent” [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear] [also: averring, averred]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aver Aver \A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av['e]rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.] 1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment. [1913 Webster] 3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. [1913 Webster] It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. --Fielding. [1913 Webster] Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm. [1913 Webster] Aver \A"ver\ ([=a]"v[~e]r), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence LL. averia, pl. cattle. See Habit, and cf. Average.] A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.] [1913 Webster]