Definitions for attest

Definitions for (verb) attest

Main entry: attest

Definition: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity

Usage: I attest this signature


Main entry: attest

Definition: establish or verify the usage of

Usage: This word is not attested until 1993


Main entry: demonstrate, manifest, attest, certify, evidence

Definition: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

Usage: His high fever attested to his illness; The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication; This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness


Main entry: testify, take the stand, bear witness, attest

Definition: give testimony in a court of law


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