attest
attest is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
- 2.To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.
- 3.Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.] The attest of eyes and ears. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agent
- agree
- agreement
- and
- bargain
- barter
- bond
- candle
- cartel
- caveat
- charter
- clench
- close
- come
- compact
- complete
- completion
- compromise
- conclude
- concordat
- confirm
- contract
- convention
- conventional
- covenant
- deal
- diplomacy
- endorse
- engage
- favored
- for
- free
- hand
- inch
- indent
- indenture
- indorse
- make
- mediation
- most
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is attest.
- What is to give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence called?
- What is to call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden called?
- What is witness; testimony; attestation. [R.] The attest of eyes and ears. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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