| VERB | communication | aver, allege, say | report or maintain |
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| communication | aver, affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
| Sounds | ey'ver | |
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| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | Report or maintain. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They aver that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | allege, say | |
| Narrower | plead | make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts |
| Broader | assert, asseverate, maintain | state categorically |
| Spanish | afirmar, alegar, decir, declarar, sentenciar | |
| Catalan | afirmar, al·legar, declarar, sentenciar | |
| Meaning | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They aver that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear | |
| Narrower | assure, tell | inform positively and with certainty and confidence |
| 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 |
| Spanish | afirmar, asegurar, aseverar, atestar, certificar, corroborar, garantizar, jurar, testimoniar, verificar | |
| Catalan | afirmar, asseverar, corroborar, jurar, verificar | |
| Nouns | averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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