Aver
/ˈeɪ.vər/noun
To state or assert to be the case, especially in a formal or confident way.
Did you know?Aver comes from Old French and ultimately Latin *adverare*, meaning to make something true or confirm it, so the word has always carried the energy of declaring reality into place.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
adverare
“to make true, confirm”
Old French
OF
averer
“to assert, prove, confirm”
Middle English
ME
averen
“to affirm, declare true”
14th Century
English
aver
“to assert or declare to be true”
Modern English
English
aver
“to state confidently or formally”