English > aver: 2 senses > verb 2, communicationMeaning | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Model | They aver that there was a traffic accident |
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Synonyms | affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear |
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Narrower | assure, tell | inform positively and with certainty and confidence |
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attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity |
claim, take | lay claim to |
declare | state firmly |
hold | assert or affirm |
protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
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Spanish | afirmar, asegurar, aseverar, atestar, certificar, corroborar, garantizar, jurar, testimoniar, verificar |
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Catalan | afirmar, asseverar, corroborar, jurar, verificar |
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Nouns | averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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