A*ver" (&adot;*v&etilde;r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred
(&adot;*v&etilde;rd"); p. pr.
& vb. n. Averring.]
[F. avérer, LL. adverare,
averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]
1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]
2. (Law) 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.
A"ver (ā"v&etilde;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.]
Hear it pronounced