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attest

(/@/'t/E/st )

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes(verb.communication)

Example:
His high fever attested to his illness.

Synonym:
certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest

source: wordnet30
authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity(verb.communication)

Example:
I attest this signature.

source: wordnet30
give testimony in a court of law(verb.communication)

Synonym:
bear witness, take the stand, testify

source: wordnet30
establish or verify the usage of(verb.communication)

Example:
This word is not attested until 1993.

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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