report or maintain; "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"
To assert the truth of to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner
If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true. He avers that chaos will erupt if he loses `Entertaining is something that everyone in the country can enjoy,' she averred. = declare. to say something firmly and strongly because you are sure that it is true = declare (averer, from adverare , from ad- + verus )
\uh-VUR\,transitive verb [Inflected forms: averred; averring]: 1 To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth 2 (Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact
[ &-'v&r ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. From Old French aveir (French avoir), substantive use of the verb, from Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).