attestn.

Brit.

/əˈtɛst/, U.S.

/əˈtɛst/

Etymology: < attest v.

1. Evidence, testimony, witness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony

witnessc950

proof?c1225

witnessingc1330

evidencea1387

probacyc1460

probation?a1475

testimonial?a1475

testimony?a1475

testimonage1483

testamentc1485

conjecture1526

fact?1531

trial1532

teste1567

suffragy1571

attest1609

probate1610

testa1616

testate1619

discovery1622

constat1623

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 124 A credence in my heart..That doth inuert th attest [1623 that test] of eyes and eares.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xxv. 143 Nor will..the attest or prescript of Philosophers..be a sufficient ground.

1830 W. Wordsworth Egyptian Maid Here must a high attest be given, What Bridegroom was for her ordained by Heaven.

2. Attesting signature, attestation.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [noun] > attestation of document

witnessing1405

attest1651

attesting1661

attestation1674

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. Pref. sig. B2 The attests of the Kings Chapplain, and his Scribe, doe shew also that they were not all Members of the House of Lords.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

attestv.

Brit.

/əˈtɛst/, U.S.

/əˈtɛst/

Etymology: < French atteste-r, Old French atester, < Latin attestāri, < at- = ad- to + testāri to bear witness, < testis witness.

a. transitive. To bear witness to, affirm the truth or genuineness of; to testify, certify. Const. simple object, subordinate clause, infinitive phr., or absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > on basis of authority

confirmc1290

certify1330

approvec1380

authorizea1393

ratify?a1425

consignc1430

corroborate1530

attest1590

concredit1659

attestate1660

you can quote me1813

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. i. sig. N4 Liue thou, and to thy mother dead attest, That cleare she dide from blemish criminall.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 369 Thy constancie..who can know, Not seeing thee attempted, who attest ?

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 569 Ye Trojans..Hear and attest!

1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 211 Idomeneus, whom Ilian fields attest Of matchless deed.

1875 J. C. Curtis Elem. Hist. Eng. 154 The merit of the English bowmen..is strongly attested by Froissart.

b. formally (a) by signature, (b) by oath.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > by oath, etc.

swear1377

contest1579

attest1665

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 463 The publick Instruments of this League..were solemnly attested with publick Joy.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. vi. 267 For fear or hope of reward they attested what was not true.

?1710 Squire Bickerstaff Detected 4 I will assert nothing here but what I dare attest.

1837 T. Davies in R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 322 The mode of attesting an agreement, where the attestor could not write his name.

2. transferred of things: To be evidence or proof of, testify to, vouch for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > be or give evidence of

to show forth?c1225

witnessa1300

sustain?c1425

testify1445

showa1500

manifest?a1513

make1573

argue1585

evidence1610

attesta1616

citea1616

evince1621

to speak to ——1624

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. Prol. 16 Since a croked Figure may Attest in little place a Million.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. xlvi. 318 Physical appearances attest the high antiquity of the globe.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §4. 37 Forty-five works remained after his death to attest his prodigious industry.

3. intransitive. To bear witness, testify to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)]

to bear (one) witnesslOE

witne?c1225

to bear witnessinga1300

to bear recordc1330

testimonyc1330

testify1377

witnessc1380

recordc1400

militatec1600

suffragate1620

testate1624

depone1640

attest1672

rap1728

certify1874

certificate1907

1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 302 To the reasonableness of this, several of the wisest heathens have attested.

1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 15 The principal witnesses which attest to it.

4. transitive. To call to witness. archaic or Obsolete. (So in French.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > call to witness

to take witness of1390

vouchc1412

record1590

attest1609

to swear downa1616

appeal1645

to take up1821

invoke1851

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. ii. 131 But I attest the gods, your full consent, Gaue wings to my propension.

1796 T. Jefferson in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) IV. 483 I attest everything sacred and honorable to the declaration.

1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. i. 8 Flamborough had called to witness Filey, and Filey had attested Bridlington.

5. To put (a person) on his or her oath; technical among ‘Friends,’ to put him on his solemn declaration. Also, to administer the oath of allegiance to a military recruit (see quot. 1812); used esp. in connection with the ‘Derby Scheme’ of 1915. Also intransitive, to enrol oneself as ready for military service when called up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > bind by a promise

conjurec1290

to speak for ——a1300

avow1303

adjurea1425

surec1460

arrest1489

gage1489

insure1530

pledge1571

fiance1592

objure1609

sacrament1621

attest1685

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist (soldiers) [verb (transitive)] > administer oath

attest1812

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > bind by a promise > in particular organizations, etc.

attest1812

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist soldiers [verb (intransitive)] > enlist as a soldier

to take wages1338

shoulder1594

to take service1634

list1643

to take the shilling1707

enlist1776

to shoulder walnut1838

join1844

to join up1916

attest1917

1685 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 148 It was against their methods to take an Oath, but if he pleased to be attested, according to y^e Laws of the Province, they would attest him.

1685 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 148 Then he was attested thus: Thou dost Solemnly declare in y^e Presents of God, and before this board, that thou will truly and Justly performe y^e office of y^e King's Collector.

1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) IX. 153 They are to be attested according to the following form..I, A.B. do make oath, etc.

1915 Ld. Derby in Times 20 Oct. 10/1 They would be medically examined, and, if found fit, attested there and then.

1917 J. H. Worrall Tribunal Hand-bk. 128 Police magistrates who..will not..see that the attested man before them is shorn of justice, because, unfortunately for him, he attested.

1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 212/2 In Oct. 1915, the ‘Derby Scheme’ or ‘Group System’ was initiated by Lord Derby... Between Oct. 25 and the middle of Dec. 2,000,000 men were attested under this system.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	attest
释义	attestn. Brit. /əˈtɛst/, U.S. /əˈtɛst/ Etymology: < attest v. 1. Evidence, testimony, witness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony witnessc950 proof?c1225 witnessingc1330 evidencea1387 probacyc1460 probation?a1475 testimonial?a1475 testimony?a1475 testimonage1483 testamentc1485 conjecture1526 fact?1531 trial1532 teste1567 suffragy1571 attest1609 probate1610 testa1616 testate1619 discovery1622 constat1623 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 124 A credence in my heart..That doth inuert th attest [1623 that test] of eyes and eares. View more context for this quotation 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xxv. 143 Nor will..the attest or prescript of Philosophers..be a sufficient ground. 1830 W. Wordsworth Egyptian Maid Here must a high attest be given, What Bridegroom was for her ordained by Heaven. 2. Attesting signature, attestation. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [noun] > attestation of document witnessing1405 attest1651 attesting1661 attestation1674 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. Pref. sig. B2 The attests of the Kings Chapplain, and his Scribe, doe shew also that they were not all Members of the House of Lords. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). attestv. Brit. /əˈtɛst/, U.S. /əˈtɛst/ Etymology: < French atteste-r, Old French atester, < Latin attestāri, < at- = ad- to + testāri to bear witness, < testis witness. 1. a. transitive. To bear witness to, affirm the truth or genuineness of; to testify, certify. Const. simple object, subordinate clause, infinitive phr., or absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > on basis of authority confirmc1290 certify1330 approvec1380 authorizea1393 ratify?a1425 consignc1430 corroborate1530 attest1590 concredit1659 attestate1660 you can quote me1813 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. i. sig. N4 Liue thou, and to thy mother dead attest, That cleare she dide from blemish criminall. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 369 Thy constancie..who can know, Not seeing thee attempted, who attest ? View more context for this quotation 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 569 Ye Trojans..Hear and attest! 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 211 Idomeneus, whom Ilian fields attest Of matchless deed. 1875 J. C. Curtis Elem. Hist. Eng. 154 The merit of the English bowmen..is strongly attested by Froissart. b. formally (a) by signature, (b) by oath. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > by oath, etc. swear1377 contest1579 attest1665 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 463 The publick Instruments of this League..were solemnly attested with publick Joy. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. vi. 267 For fear or hope of reward they attested what was not true. ?1710 Squire Bickerstaff Detected 4 I will assert nothing here but what I dare attest. 1837 T. Davies in R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 322 The mode of attesting an agreement, where the attestor could not write his name. 2. transferred of things: To be evidence or proof of, testify to, vouch for. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > be or give evidence of to show forth?c1225 witnessa1300 sustain?c1425 testify1445 showa1500 manifest?a1513 make1573 argue1585 evidence1610 attesta1616 citea1616 evince1621 to speak to ——1624 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. Prol. 16 Since a croked Figure may Attest in little place a Million. View more context for this quotation 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. xlvi. 318 Physical appearances attest the high antiquity of the globe. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §4. 37 Forty-five works remained after his death to attest his prodigious industry. 3. intransitive. To bear witness, testify to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)] to bear (one) witnesslOE witne?c1225 to bear witnessinga1300 to bear recordc1330 testimonyc1330 testify1377 witnessc1380 recordc1400 militatec1600 suffragate1620 testate1624 depone1640 attest1672 rap1728 certify1874 certificate1907 1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 302 To the reasonableness of this, several of the wisest heathens have attested. 1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 15 The principal witnesses which attest to it. 4. transitive. To call to witness. archaic or Obsolete. (So in French.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > call to witness to take witness of1390 vouchc1412 record1590 attest1609 to swear downa1616 appeal1645 to take up1821 invoke1851 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. ii. 131 But I attest the gods, your full consent, Gaue wings to my propension. View more context for this quotation 1796 T. Jefferson in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) IV. 483 I attest everything sacred and honorable to the declaration. 1880 R. D. Blackmore Mary Anerley III. i. 8 Flamborough had called to witness Filey, and Filey had attested Bridlington. 5. To put (a person) on his or her oath; technical among ‘Friends,’ to put him on his solemn declaration. Also, to administer the oath of allegiance to a military recruit (see quot. 1812); used esp. in connection with the ‘Derby Scheme’ of 1915. Also intransitive, to enrol oneself as ready for military service when called up. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > bind by a promise conjurec1290 to speak for ——a1300 avow1303 adjurea1425 surec1460 arrest1489 gage1489 insure1530 pledge1571 fiance1592 objure1609 sacrament1621 attest1685 society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist (soldiers) [verb (transitive)] > administer oath attest1812 the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > bind by a promise > in particular organizations, etc. attest1812 society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > enlist soldiers [verb (intransitive)] > enlist as a soldier to take wages1338 shoulder1594 to take service1634 list1643 to take the shilling1707 enlist1776 to shoulder walnut1838 join1844 to join up1916 attest1917 1685 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 148 It was against their methods to take an Oath, but if he pleased to be attested, according to y^e Laws of the Province, they would attest him. 1685 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 148 Then he was attested thus: Thou dost Solemnly declare in y^e Presents of God, and before this board, that thou will truly and Justly performe y^e office of y^e King's Collector. 1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) IX. 153 They are to be attested according to the following form..I, A.B. do make oath, etc. 1915 Ld. Derby in Times 20 Oct. 10/1 They would be medically examined, and, if found fit, attested there and then. 1917 J. H. Worrall Tribunal Hand-bk. 128 Police magistrates who..will not..see that the attested man before them is shorn of justice, because, unfortunately for him, he attested. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 212/2 In Oct. 1915, the ‘Derby Scheme’ or ‘Group System’ was initiated by Lord Derby... Between Oct. 25 and the middle of Dec. 2,000,000 men were attested under this system. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1609v.1590
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