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attest

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English

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Etymology

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PIE word
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Borrowed 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”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈtɛst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

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attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)

  1. (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
    When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
    • 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
      Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
    • a. 1720 (date written), Joseph Addison, “Section III. The Providence of God.”, in The Evidences of the Christian Religion, […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], published 1730, →OCLC, subsection VII, page 25:
      [W]e have already ſeen many particular facts vvhich are recorded in holy vvrit, atteſted by particular Pagan Authors: […]
    • 2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎[1], archived from the original on 22 May 2019:
      As the Wildlings can attest, there’s already new life even north of the wall, poking up through the ice. Winter only lasts so long.
  2. (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
    You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
  3. (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
    Her fine work attested her ability.
    • 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act PROLOGUE, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
      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.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
      The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
  5. (transitive) To put under oath.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To call to witness; to invoke.
    • 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
      The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Shortening of attestatie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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attest n (plural attesten, diminutive attestje n)

  1. certificate, document supporting an assertion

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: atés

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin attestatum.

Noun

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attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attester, definite plural attestene)

  1. a certificate
  2. a testimonial

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin attestatum.

Noun

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attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attestar, definite plural attestane)

  1. a certificate
  2. a testimonial

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Swedish

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Noun

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attest c

  1. certification, authorization; certificate

Declension

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Declension of attest
nominative genitive
singular indefinite attest attests
definite attesten attestens
plural indefinite attester attesters
definite attesterna attesternas
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