Aver

a-vėr′, v.t. to declare to be true: to affirm or declare positively: ( law ) to prove or justify a plea:— pr.p. aver′ring; pa.p. averred.— n. Aver′ment , positive a ertion: ( law ) a formal offer to prove a plea: the proof offered. [Fr. avérer —L. ad , and ver us , true.]