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aver

aver \*-'v*r\ vt or averred;  or aver.ring [ME averren, fr. MF averer, fr. 
   ML adverare to confirm as aut]hentic, fr. L ad- + verus true - more at VERY 
   1a: to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause  1b: to allege or 
   assert in pleading  2: to declare positively