aver

Verb
  1. Report or maintain (synset 201018011)
    "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"
    is a type of: assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
    subtypes: plead - make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
    same as: allege, say
  2. To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (synset 201013058)
    "Before God I swear I am innocent"
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    subtypes:
    • hold - assert or affirm
    • claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea
    • attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
    • declare - state firmly
    • protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly
    • assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence
    same as: affirm, assert, avow, swan, swear, verify

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