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Aver is a related term of vindicate.


As a noun aver

is ice-floe.

As a verb vindicate is

to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.

aver

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aveir ((etyl) avoir), substantive use of the verb, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Possessions, property, belongings, wealth.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

  • to assert the truth of, to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner.
  • * 1663 ,
  • Chiron, the four-legg'd bard, had both \ A beard and tail of his own growth; \ And yet by authors 'tis averr'd , \ He made use only of his beard.
  • * 1819 CE: Percy Shelley, Peter Bell the Third :
  • The Devil, I safely can aver , / Has neither hoof, nor tail, nor sting.
  • * 1939 (MGM/Warner Home Video)
  • As Coroner, I must aver , I thoroughly examined her.
  • * 1997 Frederic W. and Roberta B. Case, Trilliums , ISBN 0-88192-374-5:
  • Small (1933) avers T. simile to be deliciously fragrant, a quality we have not noticed in our plants.
  • (legal) To prove or justify a plea.
  • (obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify; to offer to verify.
  • Etymology 3

    Related to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A work-horse, working ox, or other beast of burden.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    vindicate

    English

    Verb

  • To clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
  • to vindicate someone's honor
  • To justify by providing evidence.
  • to vindicate a right, claim or title
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Ukrainians immediately demanded a goal and their claims were vindicated as replays showed the ball crossed the line before Terry's intervention.}}
  • To maintain or defend a cause against opposition.
  • to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries
  • To provide justification for.
  • The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police.
  • To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
  • (obsolete) To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
  • (obsolete) To avenge; to punish
  • A war to vindicate infidelity.