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Verb
/əˈtest/,
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attested, past tense; attested, past participle; attesting, present participle; attests, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Provide or serve as clear evidence of
    • - his status is attested by his recent promotion
    • - his numerous drawings of ships attest to his fascination with them
  2. Declare that something exists or is the case
    • - I can attest to his tremendous energy
    • - the deceased's attorney attested that he had been about to institute divorce proceedings
  3. Be a witness to; certify formally
    • - the witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator's presence
  1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "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"
  2. authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
  3. testify: give testimony in a court of law
  4. establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
  5. (attested) established as genuine
  6. In linguistics, attested languages are languages for which evidence has survived to the present day, either in the form of inscriptions or literature, or because the language is still spoken. ...
  7. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine; To certify by signature or oath; To certify in an official capacity; To supply or be evidence of; To put under oath
  8. (attested) Proven; shown to be true with evidence; Supported with testimony; Certified as good, correct, or pure; Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  9. To confirm (usually in writing) that a document is genuine.
  10. report In an attest engagement, a practitioner issues a written conclusion about the reliability of a written assertion that is the responsibility of another.
  11. Formal statement by an auditor after thorough examination and consideration, as to whether financial statements fairly present finan­cial position and operating results. With an attest, the public accoun­tant provides an objective evaluation to aid financial statement users.
  12. To swear or affirm something to be true, usually in the context of oral evidence or affidavit evidence.
  13. To attest is to witness, offer testimony, or to certify that a copy is genuine.
  14. To bear witness to or to certify.
  15. To affirm to be true; to act as a witness by signing.
  16. To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. ...
  17. If you play in a tournament, you will submit your score card at the conclusion of each round. You will sign your score card as testimony that you stand behind the accuracy of those numbers you wrote onto the card.  But there is another person who must also sign your score card. ...
  18. To serve as a witness, as to a will.
  19. (v.): To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
  20. to vouch for the truth of a statement
  21. To make a statement, to allege.