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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
acknowledge, affirm, allege, and candle, announce, approve, argue, assert, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, authenticate, aver, avouch, avow, back, back up, be sponsor for, bear out, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, bolster, bond, book, breathe, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, connote, corroborate, countersecure, declare, demonstrate, denote, depone, depose, disclose, display, document, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, fortify, furnish evidence, give evidence, give indication of, go to show, guarantee, guaranty, illustrate, imply, indicate, insure, involve, kiss the book, manifest, mark, point to, probate, prove, ratify, reinforce, secure, set forth, show, show signs of, sign, sign for, signalize, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, sponsor, stand behind, stand up for, strengthen, subscribe to, substantiate, suggest, support, sustain, swear, swear by bell, swear the truth, swear to, swear to God, swear to goodness, symptomatize, tell, tend to show, testify, undergird, undersign, underwrite, uphold, validate, verify, vouch, vouch for, vouchsafe, vow, warrant, witness
Dictionary Results for attest:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
attest
    v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
         behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "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" [syn: attest,
         certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence]
    2: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in
       an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
    3: give testimony in a court of law [syn: testify, attest,
       take the stand, bear witness]
    4: establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested
       until 1993"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Attest \At"test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Attesting.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness:
   cf. F. attester.]
   1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or
      genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of
      record.
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            Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors.
                                                  --Addison.
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   2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra
      attest its ancient magnificence.
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   3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
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            The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state
            Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. --Dryden.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Attest \At*test"\, n.
   Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
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         The attest of eyes and ears.             --Shak.
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