aver
1. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Before God I swear I am innocent
• Syn:
affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear
• Derivationally related forms:
swearer (for: swear), swearing (for: swear), averment, avower (for: avow), avowal (for: avow), assertable (for: assert), assertion (for: assert), asserter (for: assert), affirmation (for: affirm), affirmer (for: affirm)
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
hold, claim, take, attest, declare,
protest, assure, tell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They aver that there was a traffic accident
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
say (for: say), allegement (for: allege)
• Hypernyms:
assert, asseverate, maintain
• Hyponyms:
plead
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They aver that there was a traffic accident
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