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attest
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Verb
attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)
- (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
- 1730, Joseph Addison, The Evidences Of The Christian Religion
- facts […] attested by particular pagan authors
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V iii 1 (Act ii in First Folio edition)
- Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
- (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
- You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
- (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
- (transitive, intransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
- Her fine work attested her ability.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V Prologue (First Folio edition)
- O pardon : since a crooked Figure may / Attest in little place a Million, / And let us, Cyphers to this great Accompt, / On your imaginarie Forces worke.
- (transitive) To put under oath.
- (transitive, obsolete) To call to witness; to invoke.
- The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
Derived terms
- attestation
- attested
- attestment
Translations
See also
- cite
- quote
Further reading
- attest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- attest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- attest at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- T-state
Dutch
Etymology
Shortening of attestatie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t?st/
- Hyphenation: at?test
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
attest n (plural attesten, diminutive attestje n)
- certificate, document supporting an assertion
Anagrams
- tastte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin attestatum
Noun
attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attester, definite plural attestene)
- a certificate
- a testimonial
Derived terms
- dødsattest
- fødselsattest
- vielsesattest
- vigselsattest
References
- “attest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin attestatum
Noun
attest m (definite singular attesten, indefinite plural attestar, definite plural attestane)
- a certificate
- a testimonial
Derived terms
- dødsattest
- fødselsattest
References
- “attest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
attest c
- certification, authorization; certificate
Declension
Related terms
- attestera
Anagrams
- testat
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asseverate
English
Etymology
From Latin assev?r?re, from assev?r? (“I assert”).
Verb
asseverate (third-person singular simple present asseverates, present participle asseverating, simple past and past participle asseverated)
- (transitive) To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm.
- 1642, Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet, The Lord Maior of Londons Letter to the King at Yorke, June 22, London,[1]
- Whereas Your Maiesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament […] (I Your Maiesties faithfull Subiect) doe conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other pretence then for the Honour and defence of Your Maiesty,
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 2, Book 10, Chapter 7, p. 261,[2]
- I will myself asseverate and bind it by an Oath, that the Muff thou bearest in thy Hand belonged unto Madam Sophia;
- 1818, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p. 195-196,[3]
- “And I presume you can also asseverate to his worship, that no man is better qualified than I am to bear testimony in this case, seeing that I was by you, and near you, constantly during the whole occurrence?”
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 1:
- The more I laughed at such theories, the more these stubborn friends asseverated them; adding that even without the heritage of legend the recent reports were too clear, consistent, detailed, and sanely prosaic in manner of telling, to be completely ignored.
- 1971, Iris Murdoch, The Accidental Man, New York: Viking, p. 31,[4]
- A time would come, Mr. Secombe-Hughes mysteriously asseverated, when all would be well and she would get her money.
- 1642, Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet, The Lord Maior of Londons Letter to the King at Yorke, June 22, London,[1]
Derived terms
- asseverative
Related terms
- asseveration
Translations
Italian
Verb
asseverate
- second-person plural present indicative of asseverare
- second-person plural imperative of asseverare
Participle
asseverate
- feminine plural of the past participle of asseverare
Latin
Pronunciation
- assev?r?t?: (Classical) IPA(key): /as.se.u?e??ra?.te?/, [äs???u?e???ä?t?e?]
- assev?r?t?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.se.ve?ra.te/, [?s??v?????t??]
- assev?r?te: (Classical) IPA(key): /as.se.u?e??ra?.te/, [äs???u?e???ä?t??]
- assev?r?te: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.se.ve?ra.te/, [?s??v?????t??]
Adverb
assev?r?t? (not comparable)
- earnestly, emphatically
Alternative forms
- adsev?r?t?
Verb
assev?r?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of assev?r?
References
- asseverate in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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