Antonyms for aver

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-vur

Phonetic Transcription : əˈvɜr

Definition of aver

Origin : late 14c., from Old French averer "verify," from Vulgar Latin *adverare "make true, prove to be true," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + verus "true" (see very). Related: Averred; averring.

verb maintain

Example sentences :

But I'll have to be doing as the doctor was saying—sending you to England aver.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

But doth he aver that his people were used to plant fish with the corn?
Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

It would hardly be correct to aver that I had got it even partly.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

He may have the heart of a hero along with it; I aver nothing to the contrary.
Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot

I aver that the term is not at all applicable to the religious denominations in this country.
Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson

Unless she was prepared to aver that there had been no breakdown, what was there to build on here?
Extract from : « Daisy's Aunt » by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

"And I aver it is an open and avowed doubting of God's providence," chimed in the cook.
Extract from : « The Buccaneer » by Mrs. S. C. Hall

There will be they who aver that truth is great and should be allowed to prevail.
Extract from : « The Life of Cicero » by Anthony Trollope

How could she aver that she did not mean to marry Mr. Ratcliffe?
Extract from : « Democracy An American Novel » by Henry Adams

I am not apt to be confident, & I aver that the matter is so.
Extract from : « As I Remember » by Marian Gouverneur

Synonyms for aver

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