Definitions
authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“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: […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Confirm as true”6 letters
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