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
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.
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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
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
