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
Antonyms:
noun
Attestation.
American Heritage

Origin of Attest

  • 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

  • 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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