Meaning of ATTEST
| Pronunciation: | | u'test
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- [v] authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
- [v] establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
- [v] 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"
- [v] give testimony in a court of law
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| | Synonyms: | | take the stand |
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| | See Also: | | affirm, assert, authenticate, aver, avow, bear witness, condemn, declare, notarise, notarize, prove, reflect, show, swan, swear, testify, verify, vouch | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\At"test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Attesting}.] [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.
Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
The attest of eyes and ears. --Shak.
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