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to attest
01
to establish the truth of something by providing evidence or testimony
Transitive: to attest to sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
attest
3rd person singular
attests
Present participle
attesting
Past simple
attested
Past participle
attested
Examples
His honesty and integrity attest to his trustworthiness.
02
to confirm or verify something as true in an official capacity
Transitive: to attest sth
Examples
She attested the document by signing as a witness.
03
to confirm or prove the existence of something, often a word or form, that is believed to have existed in a language
Transitive: to attest a form or word
Examples
The word " computer " was first attested in the 20th century.
Lexical Tree
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