Associations to the word «Attest»

Wiktionary

ATTEST, verb. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
ATTEST, verb. To certify by signature or oath
ATTEST, verb. To certify in an official capacity.
ATTEST, verb. To supply or be evidence of
ATTEST, verb. To put under oath.
ATTEST, verb. To call to witness; to invoke.

Dictionary definition

ATTEST, verb. 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".
ATTEST, verb. Authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature".
ATTEST, verb. Give testimony in a court of law.
ATTEST, verb. Establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope