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aver

UK/ˈeɪvə/ US/ˈeɪvɚ/ rare archaic obsolete uk

verb

1.

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”
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2.

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

  • “Before God I swear I am innocent”
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Origin

From Middle English aver, avere (“workhorse; any beast of burden (?); things which are owned, possessions, property, wealth; state of being rich, wealth; ownership, possession”) [and other forms], and then either: * from Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin habēre (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, *ǵʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”); or * from Old English eafor (“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”), further etymology uncertain.

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