[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to assert without proof.", "to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert:to allege a fact.Synonyms: aver , asseverate , state Antonyms: deny", "to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.Synonyms: attest", "to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse.", "Archaic.to cite or quote in confirmation."]}]