aver

Meanings

1. To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
2. To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
3. To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.

1. A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
2. An old, useless horse; a nag.

Etymology

From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.