attest
[ uh-test ]
/ əˈtɛst /
verb (used with object)
to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
to give proof or evidence of; manifest: His works attest his industry.
to put on oath.
verb (used without object)
to testify or bear witness (often followed by to): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
noun
Archaic.
witness; testimony; attestation.
Origin of attest
1590–1600; (< Middle French
attester) < Latin
attestārī to bear witness to, equivalent to
at-
at- +
testārī (
test(is) a witness +
-ā- thematic vowel +
-rī infinitive suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM attest
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British Dictionary definitions for attested (1 of 2)
attested
/ (əˈtɛstɪd) /
adjective
British
(of cattle, etc) certified to be free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
British Dictionary definitions for attested (2 of 2)
attest
/ (əˈtɛst) /
verb
(tr)
to affirm the correctness or truth of
(when intr, usually foll by to)
to witness (an act, event, etc) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc) as by signature or oath
(tr)
to make evident; demonstrate
his life of luxury attests his wealth
(tr)
to provide evidence for
the marks in the ground attested the presence of a fossil
Derived forms of attest
attestable, adjective attestant, attester, esp law attestor or attestator, noun attestation (ˌætɛˈsteɪʃən), nounWord Origin for attest
C16: from Latin
attestārī to prove, from
testārī to bear witness, from
testis a witness