aver

About 0.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
2. verb To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
3. verb To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
4. noun A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
5. noun An old, useless horse: a nag.

Similar words

affirm assert avow allege swear say swan asseverate attest claim

Often followed by

that the age and in a it to fatto

Word family

averred averring avers