ATTEST

attest

(verb) authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; “I attest this signature”

attest

(verb) establish or verify the usage of; “This word is not attested until 1993”

attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence

(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes; “His high fever attested to his illness”; “The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication”; “This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness”

testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness

(verb) give testimony in a court of law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

(transitive) To certify by signature or oath.

(transitive) To certify in an official capacity.

(ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.

(transitive) To put under oath.

(transitive, obsolete) To call to witness; to invoke.

Anagrams

• T-state

Source: Wiktionary


At"test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb. n. Attesting.] Etym: [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.]

1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record. Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.

2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.

3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.

At*test", n.

Definition: Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.] The attest of eyes and ears. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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