First Known Use: 15th century
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aver
verb \ə-ˈvər\
: to say (something) in a very strong and definite way
averredaver·ring
Full Definition of AVER
transitive verb
1
a : to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause b : to allege or assert in pleading
2
: to declare positively
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Origin of AVER
Middle English averren, from Anglo-French averer, from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + verus true — more at very
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Rhymes with AVER
as per, astir, auteur, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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