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    attest

    attest - Dictionary definition and meaning for word attest

    Definition
    (verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
    Example Sentence
    • His high fever attested to his illness
    • The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
    • This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
    Definition
    (verb) authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
    Example Sentence
    • I attest this signature
    Definition
    (verb) give testimony in a court of law Definition
    (verb) establish or verify the usage of
    Example Sentence
    • This word is not attested until 1993
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for attest

Remember, how during your college admissions and form submissions you had to get your Mark sheets and DOB certificates attested by a GAZETTED officer.. those for done to authenticate them or to affirm them as true or genuine.

A +TTEST(TEST)...ATTEST IS TO TESTIFY your originality.

we get "attested" stamp on our certificates(xerox copies) from coll, which means affirm(confirm) that our originals are with them

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