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attest(dictionary)
attest(dictionary)

attest (iou)



attest verb & noun. E16.
[French attester from Latin attestari, from ad AT- + testari to witness, from testis witness.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Bear witness to, affirm the truth or validity of; testify, certify formally. E16.
attested cattle, attested milk: certified free from disease. attesting witness: see WITNESS noun 4.
Swift I will assert nothing here, but what I dare attest. L. A. G. Strong As if to attest the excellence of her nursing, he began quickly to recover. D. Cecil An oath attesting him to be a member of the Church.
verb trans. Of things: be evidence or proof of; testify to, tend to confirm. L16.
Gibbon Twenty-two acknowledged concubines, and a library of sixty-two thousand volumes attested the variety of his inclinations. James Sullivan Physical appearances attest the high antiquity of the globe.
verb trans. Call to witness. E17-L19.
Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida But I attest the gods, your full consent Gave wings to my propension.
verb trans. Put (a person) on oath; esp. administer an oath of allegiance to or enrol (a recruit) for military service. L17.
Wellington They are to be attested according to the following form..I, A. B. do make oath [etc.].
verb intrans. Bear witness, testify, to. L17.
J. Wilkins To the reasonableness of this, several of the wisest heathens have attested.
verb intrans. Enrol oneself as ready for military service. E20.
Observer I attested for military service but was not called up.
b. noun. Testimony, evidence, attestation. E17.
attestant noun a person who makes a formal attestation L17.
attester noun L16.
attestor noun an attester M17.