English > attest: 4 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Model | They attest that there was a traffic accident |
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| Example | "His high fever attested to his illness" |
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| Synonyms | certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence |
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| Narrower | authenticate | Establish the authenticity of something |
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| condemn | demonstrate the guilt of (someone) |
| notarize, notarise | authenticate as a notary |
| reflect | Give evidence of the quality of |
| reflect | Give evidence of a certain behavior |
| Broader | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show | Provide evidence for |
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| Similar to | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
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| Spanish | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, ratificar |
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| Catalan | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, provar, ratificar |
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| Nouns | attestation | the evidence by which something is attested |
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English > attest: 4 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Example | "I attest this signature" |
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| Broader | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
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| Similar to | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
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| Spanish | atestiguar, autentificar, avalar, garantizar, jurar, testificar |
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| Catalan | testificar |
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| Nouns | attestation | the evidence by which something is attested |
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| attester, attestant | someone who affirms or vouches / vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something |
