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at·test [ ə tést ] (past and past participle at·test·ed, present participle at·test·ing, 3rd person present singular at·tests)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be evidence of something: to show that something exists or is true or valid

2. confirm something: to state that something is true, especially in a formal written statement

[15th century. Via French< Latin attestari "to witness to" < testis "witness"]

at·test·ant noun
at·tes·ta·tion [ à te stáysh'n, àttə stáysh'n ] noun
at·tes·tor [ ə téstər ] noun
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