- Brit (of cattle, etc) certified to be free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
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attested /əˈtɛstɪd/ adj
at•test /əˈtɛst/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [~ + object] to bear witness to, esp. officially: I can attest the truth of her statement.
- to give proof or evidence of: [~ + to + object]I can attest to her reliability.[~ + object]This essay attests your writing ability.
at•test
(ə test′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
n.
at•test′a•ble, adj.
at•test′ant, n.
at•test′er, at•tes′tor, at•tes•ta•tor
(ə tes′tā tər, at′e stā′-),USA pronunciation n.
at•tes′tive, adj.
- to bear witness to; certify;
declare to be correct, true, or genuine;
declare the truth of, in words or writing, esp. affirm in an official capacity:to attest the truth of a statement. - to give proof or evidence of;
manifest:His works attest his industry. - to put on oath.
v.i.
- to testify or bear witness (often fol. by to):to attest to the reliability of an employee.
n.
- [Archaic.]witness;
testimony;
attestation.
- Latin attestārī to bear witness to, equivalent. to at- at- + testārī (test(is) a witness + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive suffix)
- Middle French attester)
- (1590–1600
at•test′ant, n.
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attest /əˈtɛst/ vb
- (transitive) to affirm the correctness or truth of
- when intr, usually followed by to: to witness (an act, event, etc) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc) as by signature or oath
- (transitive) to make evident; demonstrate
- (transitive) to provide evidence for
'attested' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cock
- tan
- argue
- asterisk
- attested form
- bistro
- bizarre
- bridge
- buchu
- cantaloupe
- carminative
- cat
- chenille
- cholent
- congruent
- console
- cooter
- could
- crenel
- crocodile
- dhole
- dig
- dot
- emu
- exemplification
- exemplify
- fetus
- flabby
- flush
- forelock
- galimatias
- gremlin
- grumpy
- historical
- hurry
- -ize
- jockteleg
- launch
- locksmith
- loggerhead
- marmot
- Middle Persian
- mosaic
- nag
- ninefold
- OK
- old
- Old Church Slavonic
- Old Persian
- pallium