attest

Definition of attest in English English dictionary: To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine
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 supply or be evidence of
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 certify in an official capacity; to certify as accurate, genuine, or true; {v} to bear or call to witness, affirm, say; {n} testimony, official testimony; To bear witness to or to certify; To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record; authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993" 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; Witness; testimony; attestation; {f} certify, testify; confirm; 1 To affirm; 2 To certify by signature or oath; To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence; To call to witness; to invoke; give testimony in a court of law; 1) The witnessing of signatures Where a document is signed a witness who has seen the document signed before him may "attest" that the signatures on the document are genuine 2) Audited financial statements are said to be "Attested," i e the auditor attests the corporation's representations; 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; To affirm to be true or genuine Specifically, to authenticate by signing as a witness; to establish or verify the usage of; to bear witness See TESTIMONY; To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true. Police records attest to his long history of violence I can personally attest that the cold and flu season is here; Declaring to be true or genuine; report An attest engagement is one in which a practitioner is engaged to issue a written conclusion about the reliability of a written assertion that is the responsibility of another party A financial statement audit is one type of attestation; To affirm to be true or genuine; an official act establishing authenticity; establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"; To affirm; to certify by signature or oath; Statement that provides an objective evaluation of a real estate company's financial statement to aid financial statement users; authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
attestation: Such a confirmation or authentication
attestation: The process of providing an independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization performed by accountants or auditors
attestation: Something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates
attestation: Appearing in records – for example, Old English is an attested language (as in Beowulf), while Proto-Indo-European is a reconstructed language
attested: Certified as good, correct, or pure
Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,.
attested: Proven; shown to be true with evidence
attested: Simple past tense and past participle of attest
attested: Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
attestation: {n} testimony, official testimony
attested: {a} witnessed, proved, supported
attestation: the evidence by which something is attested noun
attestation: noun group: law,;c the action of bearing witness
attestation: Certification that contracting entities’ award procedures conform to Directives
attestation: {i} testimony under oath
attestation: A statement by a person who has witnessed another person signing a document to the effect that they did in fact witness the document May include statements to the effect that the witness knew the person who signed personally, that the person who signed understood the contents of the document when he signed etc Required in some states for deeds
attestation: The act of witnessing a person's signing of a written instrument Some states require that a deed be witnessed by at least two witnesses one of whom may need to be an official witness such as a notary Without the attestation the deed is void in those states that have this requirement Some deeds may require a witnessing in cases involving grantors who have not learned to write or are paralyzed Such a grantor would be required to make a mark or at least a thumbprint which manifests intent to sign Both the marking and the statement or declaration of intent by the grantor would need to be witnessed
attestation: Attestations are sworn statements that employers must make to the U S Department of Labor before being able to bring foreign workers to the U S Attestations may include statements that the employer is trying to hire more Americans, or it may simply be a statement that foreign workers will be paid the same as U S workers Attestations are required only for certain types of employment-based visas
attestation: group: law,;c the action of bearing witness
attestation: The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence
attestation: The process of witnessing
attestation: For signing by a person on a statement that he has witnessed Eg Another person sign a document
attestation: the evidence by which something is attested
attestation: The act of watching someone sign a legal document, such as a will or power of attorney, and then signing your own name as a witness When you witness a document in this way, you are attesting -- that is, stating and confirming -- that the person whom you watched sign the document in fact did so Attesting to a document does not mean that you are vouching for its accuracy or truthfulness You are only acknowledging that you watched it being signed by the person whose name is on the signature line
attestation: The act of witnessing the execution of an instrument
attestation: a legal statement made by someone in which they say that something is definitely true
attestation: The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer
attestation: The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation
attestations: plural of attestation
attested: established as genuine
attested: Supported with testimony
attested: {s} confirmed; verified, proven
attested: Simple past and past participle of to attest
attesting: present participle of attest
attests: third-person singular of attest

attest

Hyphenation

at·test

Turkish pronunciation

ıtest

Synonyms

adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate

Antonyms

deny

Pronunciation

/əˈtest/ /əˈtɛst/

Etymology

[ &-'test ] (verb.) 1596. From Latin attestor (“to witness to, bear witness”) at-, combining form of ad (“to”) + testor (“to bear witness”) testis (“a witness”).