Definition of Attest

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Attest

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.

To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.

To call to witness; to invoke.

Witness; testimony; attestation.

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Attest Quotations

In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'
Jimmy Carter

I actually was class clown, but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person-as the people in this room will attest.
Janeane Garofalo

It is deeply shocking and incomprehensible to me that despite volumes of documentation and living witnesses who can attest to the horrors of the Holocaust, there are still those who would deny it.
Mark Udall

I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our State than any previous Governor, and I think you can find Negro leaders in the State who will attest to this fact.
Strom Thurmond

The statements of four witnesses of unquestioned integrity, traveling with me that day, attest that such comments were never made and confirm that it simply did not happen.
Paul Crouch

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.
George Aiken

Attest Translations

attest in Dutch is getuigen, certificeren
attest in Finnish is todistaa
attest in Italian is giurare
attest in Portuguese is ateste
attest in Spanish is conjurar, atestar, certificar
attest in Swedish is intyga

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