Aver

1. (v. t.) To assert, or prove, the truth of; to allege as fact.

2. (n.) A work horse, or working ox.

3. (v. t.) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.

4. (v. t.) To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.

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