attest has definitions from the field of law
1
[ verb ] provide evidence for; stand as proof of

Examples

"His high fever attested to his illness" "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"

Used in print

(Newark Evening News...)

However , Biblical scholars frequently attested to its numerous inaccuracies , as old manuscripts were uncovered and scholarship advanced .

(Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)

Fortunately , the honor of the denomination can attest that Cyrus_Bartol defended Parker 's sincerity , as did also Gannett and Chandler_Robbins ; whereupon Parker broke_down into convulsions of weeping and rushed out of the room , though not out of the Fellowship .

2
[ verb ] authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity

Examples

"I attest this signature"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

On_the_contrary , even in the heart of `` the Bible_belt '' itself , as can be attested by any one who is called to work there , the industrial and technological_revolutions have long been under_way , together with the corresponding changes in man 's picture of himself and his world .

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affirm attestant

3
[ verb ] (law) give testimony in a court of law
4
[ verb ] establish or verify the usage of

Examples

"This word is not attested until 1993"

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