attest
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)
- To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
- Addison
- facts […] attested by particular pagan authors
- 1599 — Shakespeare, Henry V iii 1 (Act ii in First Folio edition)
- Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
- To certify by signature or oath
- You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
- To certify in an official capacity.
- To supply or be evidence of
- Her fine work attested her ability.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
- 1599 — Shakespeare, Henry V Prologue (First Folio edition)
- O pardon : since a crooked Figure may / Attest in little place a Million, / And let us, Cyphers to this great Accompt, / On your imaginarie Forces worke.
- To put under oath.
- To call to witness; to invoke.
- Dryden
- The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
- Dryden
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- attest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- attest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- attest at OneLook Dictionary Search
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: at‧test
NounEdit
attest n (plural attesten, diminutive attestje n)
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin attestatum
NounEdit
attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attester, definite plural attestene)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “attest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin attestatum
NounEdit
attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attestar, definite plural attestane)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “attest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
attest c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of attest | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | attest | attesten | attester | attesterna |
Genitive | attests | attestens | attesters | attesternas |