aver
/əˈvɝ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
verb
To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
verb
To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
Obsolete; Transitive verb
noun
A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
British usage; Archaic
Example Sentences
- "A rare thing to ſee a yong man or woman, that liues idlely, and fares well, of what condition ſoeuer, not to bee in loue. Vbicumqꝫ ſecuritas, ibi libido dominatur, luſt & ſecurity domineere together, as Sᵗ Hierome auerreth."
- "Now as to the Scriptures being the Word of God, and evidently known to be ſo, or evidencing themſelves to be ſo, and that of right, and properly they are to be ſo called; all which thou J. O. very abſolutely averreſt, […]"
- "Chiron, the four-legg'd Bard, had both / A Beard and Tail of his own growth; / And yet by Authors 'tis averr'd, / He made use onely of his Beard."
- "[T]he partial Infidel […] averreth the Sleep or Inſenſibility of the Soul both in good and bad perſons, from the time of their Deceaſe hence until their Reſurrection; […]"
- "The Devil, I safely can aver, / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting; / Nor is he, as some sages swear, / A spirit, neither here nor there, / In nothing—yet in everything."
- "An Irish author avers that the Earl of Leicester, on bended knees, did likewise present to her highness another horn, pertaining to a land beast of the unicorn nature."
Etymology
From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈvɝ/
- British English: /əˈvɜː/
Usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- British usage
- Archaic
Inflected Forms
avers (present, singular)
averring (participle, present)
averred (participle, past)
averred (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
averred (first person, past)
averrest (archaic, present)
averred (past, second person)
averredst (archaic, past)
averreth (archaic, present)
averred (past, singular)