Attest Definition
ə-tĕst
attested, attests
verb
attested, attests
To declare to be true or genuine.
Webster's New World
To bear witness; certify or testify (to)
Webster's New World
To certify by oath or signature.
Webster's New World
To serve as proof of; demonstrate; make clear.
Webster's New World
To place (a person) under oath.
Webster's New World
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noun
Attestation.
American Heritage
Origin of Attest
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin attestārī ad- ad- testārī to be witness (from testis witness trei- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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