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at⋅test

  [uh-test]
Use attest in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, esp. affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
2. to give proof or evidence of; manifest: His works attest his industry.
3. to put on oath.
–verb (used without object)
4. to testify or bear witness (often fol. by to): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
–noun
5. Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
Origin:
1590–1600; (< MF attester) < L attestārī to bear witness to, equiv. to at- at- + testārī (test(is) a witness + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī inf. suffix)

Related forms:
at⋅test⋅a⋅ble, adjective
at⋅test⋅ant, noun
at⋅test⋅er, at⋅tes⋅tor, at⋅tes⋅ta⋅tor  [uh-tes-tey-ter, at-e-stey-] , noun
at⋅tes⋅tive, adjective
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at·test   (ə-těst')   
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.
    1. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.
    2. To certify in an official capacity.
  3. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability. See Synonyms at indicate.
  4. To put under oath.
v.   intr.
To bear witness; give testimony: attested to their good faith.
n.  Archaic Attestation.

[Latin attestārī : ad-, ad- + testārī, to be witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
at·test'ant n., at'tes·ta'tion (āt'ěs-tā'shən, āt'ə-stā'-) n., at·test'er, at·tes'tor n.
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Attest

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.

Attest

At*test"\, n. Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]

The attest of eyes and ears. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : attest
Spanish: certificado,
German: die Urkunde,
Japanese: 証明書
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attest 
1547 (implied in attestation), from M.Fr. attester, from O.Fr. atester, from L. attestari "confirm," from ad- "to" + testari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: at·test
Pronunciation: &-'test
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness
transitive verb : to bear witness to : affirm to be true or genuine; specifically : to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness intransitive verb : to bear witness : TESTIFY —often used with to —at·tes·ta·tion /"a-"tes-'tA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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