attest

verb

/əˈtɛst/

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes 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”).

derived from attestor
borrowed from attester

Definitions

1
To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
- Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
- [W]e have already ſeen many particular facts vvhich are recorded in holy vvrit, atteſted by particular Pagan Authors: […]
2
To certify by signature or oath.
- You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
To certify in an official capacity.
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1. 4
  To supply or be evidence of.
  - Her fine work attested her ability.
  - 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.
  - The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
2. To put under oath.
3. 6
  To call to witness
  To call to witness; to invoke.
  - The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

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Derived

attestability, attestable, attestation, attested, attestive, attestment, coattest, reattest, unattestable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at attest. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at attest. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at attest

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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