attest

Borrowed from Middle French attester, from Latin attestor (“to witness to, bear witness”), from at-, combining form of ad (“to”) + testor (“to bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈtɛst/

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• Rhymes: -ɛst

attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)

1. (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

   When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?

   • (Can we date this quote by Addison?)

     facts […] attested by particular pagan authors

   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V iii 1 (Act ii in First Folio edition)

     Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.

2. (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.

   You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.

3. (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To supply or be evidence of.

   Her fine work attested her ability.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:

     The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V Prologue (First Folio edition)

     O pardon : since a crooked Figure may / Attest in little place a Million, / And let us, Cyphers to this great Accompt, / On your imaginarie Forces worke.

5. (transitive) To put under oath.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To call to witness; to invoke.
   • Dryden

     The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

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• attest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• attest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• attest at OneLook Dictionary Search

• T-state

Shortening of attestatie.

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɛst/

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• Hyphenation: at‧test
• Rhymes: -ɛst

attest n (plural attesten, diminutive attestje n)

1. certificate, document supporting an assertion

• tastte

From Latin attestatum

attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attester, definite plural attestene)

1. a certificate
2. a testimonial

• dødsattest
• fødselsattest
• vigselsattest

• “attest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin attestatum

attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attestar, definite plural attestane)

1. a certificate
2. a testimonial

• dødsattest
• fødselsattest

• “attest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

attest c

1. certification, authorization; certificate

• attestera