attest

at·test

A0509900 (ə-tĕst′)v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests v.tr.1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.2. a. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.b. To certify in an official capacity.3. a. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability. See Synonyms at indicate.b. Linguistics To confirm the existence, usage, or currency of (a word, for example), as by being recorded in writing.4. To put under oath.v.intr. To bear witness; give testimony: attested to their good faith.n. Archaic Attestation.

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[Latin attestārī : ad-, ad- + testārī, to be witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

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at·test′ant n.at′tes·ta′tion (ăt′ĕs-tā′shən, ăt′ə-stā′-) n.at·test′er, at·tes′tor n.

attest

(əˈtɛst) vb1. (tr) to affirm the correctness or truth of2. (when: intr, usually foll by to) to witness (an act, event, etc) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc) as by signature or oath3. (tr) to make evident; demonstrate: his life of luxury attests his wealth. 4. (tr) to provide evidence for: the marks in the ground attested the presence of a fossil. [C16: from Latin attestārī to prove, from testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness] atˈtestable adj atˈtestant, atˈtester, atˈtestor, atˈtestator n attestation n

at•test

(əˈtɛst)

v.t. 1. to bear witness to; declare to be correct, accurate, or genuine, in words or writing, esp. officially: to attest the truth of a statement. 2. to give proof or evidence of; manifest: This essay attests your talent. 3. to put on oath. v.i. 4. to testify or bear witness: to attest to a person's reliability. [1590–1600; < Latin attestārī to bear witness to =at- at- + testāri to call to witness <testis witness] at•test′a•ble, adj. at•test′ant, n. at•test′er, n.

attest

Past participle: attested
Gerund: attesting

Imperative
attest
attest

Present
I attest
you attest
he/she/it attests
we attest
you attest
they attest

Preterite
I attested
you attested
he/she/it attested
we attested
you attested
they attested

Present Continuous
I am attesting
you are attesting
he/she/it is attesting
we are attesting
you are attesting
they are attesting

Present Perfect
I have attested
you have attested
he/she/it has attested
we have attested
you have attested
they have attested

Past Continuous
I was attesting
you were attesting
he/she/it was attesting
we were attesting
you were attesting
they were attesting

Past Perfect
I had attested
you had attested
he/she/it had attested
we had attested
you had attested
they had attested

Future
I will attest
you will attest
he/she/it will attest
we will attest
you will attest
they will attest

Future Perfect
I will have attested
you will have attested
he/she/it will have attested
we will have attested
you will have attested
they will have attested

Future Continuous
I will be attesting
you will be attesting
he/she/it will be attesting
we will be attesting
you will be attesting
they will be attesting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attesting
you have been attesting
he/she/it has been attesting
we have been attesting
you have been attesting
they have been attesting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attesting
you will have been attesting
he/she/it will have been attesting
we will have been attesting
you will have been attesting
they will have been attesting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attesting
you had been attesting
he/she/it had been attesting
we had been attesting
you had been attesting
they had been attesting

Conditional
I would attest
you would attest
he/she/it would attest
we would attest
you would attest
they would attest

Past Conditional
I would have attested
you would have attested
he/she/it would have attested
we would have attested
you would have attested
they would have attested

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attest - 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"certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrateauthenticate - establish the authenticity of somethingattest - establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"notarise, notarize - authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized"bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"condemn - demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"
	2.	attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"attest - establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"avow, swan, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verify - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
	3.	attest - give testimony in a court of law take the stand, testify, bear witnesslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"vouch - give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"
	4.	attest - establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - 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"show - give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"

attest

verb testify, show, prove, confirm, display, declare, witness, demonstrate, seal, swear, exhibit, warrant, assert, manifest, give evidence, invoke, ratify, affirm, certify, verify, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, bear witness, authenticate, vouch for, evince, aver, adjure Records attest to his long history of violence.
deny, contradict, refute, disprove, rebut, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, gainsay (archaic or literary), prove false, controvert

attest

verb1. To assure the certainty or validity of:authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant.2. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:certify, testify, vouch (for), witness.Idiom: bear witness to.3. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of:argue, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, testify, witness.4. To give evidence or testimony under oath:swear, testify, witness.Law: depone, depose.Idioms: bear witness, take the stand.

Translations

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