Verb

(en verb)

To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?

* Addison

facts attested by particular pagan authors

* 1599 — Shakespeare, iii 1'' (Act ii in ''First Folio edition)

Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.

To certify by signature or oath

You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.

To certify in an official capacity.

To supply or be evidence of

Her fine work attested her ability.

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The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

* 1599 — Shakespeare, 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.

To put under oath.

To call to witness; to invoke.

* Dryden

The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

Verb

To clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.

to vindicate someone's honor

To justify by providing evidence.

to vindicate a right, claim or title

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, year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Ukrainians immediately demanded a goal and their claims were vindicated as replays showed the ball crossed the line before Terry's intervention.}}

To maintain or defend a cause against opposition.

to vindicate the rights of labor movement in developing countries

To provide justification for.

The violent history of the suspect vindicated the use of force by the police.

To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

(obsolete) To liberate; to set free; to deliver.

(obsolete) To avenge; to punish

A war to vindicate infidelity.