aver
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(verb) to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause / (verb) to allege or assert in pleading / (verb) to declare positively
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aver
Wallace's narratives aver that a self-licensed ignorance of one's situation/condition can all too readily be transformed into a kind of moral oblivion
on Oblivion
confirm
9 years, 2 months ago
The audience, which leaned romantic, grumbled at the pessimism. The speakers demurred. That’s just how it is, they averred. We just have to do all of them.
notable
6 years, 5 months ago