Meanings
plural averments
- countableuncountableThe act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
And for some of these averments, he added, substantiating proof was not far.
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 16, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.Synonyms: affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration
- countableuncountableverification; establishment by evidence.
- countableuncountableA positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchaverrement
- Middle Englishaverement
- Englishaverment
From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).
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averment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/averment
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