| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine: attest, certify, vouch (for), witness. Idioms: bear witness to. See AFFIRM. 2. To assure the certainty or validity of. Also used with to: attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, validate, verify, warrant. See SUPPORT, TRUE. 3. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, witness. See SHOW. 4. To give evidence or testimony under oath: attest, swear, witness. Law : depone, depose. Idioms: bear witness, take the stand. See LAW.
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