most attestable
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, especially 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 followed by to ): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
noun
5.
Archaic. witness; testimony; attestation.
Origin:
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)
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)
Related forms
at·test·a·ble, adjective
at·test·ant, noun
teɪ at·tes·tive, adjective
re·at·test, verb (used with object)
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (tr) to affirm the correctness or truth of |
| 2. | to witness (an act, event, etc) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc) as by signature or oath |
| 3. | (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] | |
| at'testable | |
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| at'tester | |
| —n | |
| at'testor | |
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| at'testator | |
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| attestation | |
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Word Origin & History
attest
1540s, from M.Fr. attester, from O.Fr. atester (13c.) "affirm, attest," from L. attestari "confirm," lit. "bear witness to," from ad- "to" + testari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament).
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