averred

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averred - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aver \A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred
     ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av['e]rer,
     LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]
     1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]
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     2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or
        justify. See Averment.
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     3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive
        manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
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              It is sufficient that the very fact hath its
              foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the
              case.                                 --Fielding.
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              Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge.
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     Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.
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