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attest

/əˈtɛst/

C1CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine verb

To confirm formally that something is true or genuine.

The nurse's signature was included to attest that the handover information was accurate.

Similar: confirm, certify

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Law verb

To bear witness to the execution of a document by signing it.

Two independent witnesses attested the testator's signature on the will.

Similar: witness, certify

Topic: Legal drafting in Legal English

Business verb

To formally declare, on the basis of examination, that something is true or fairly stated.

The auditors declined to attest to the accuracy of the inventory count until a recount was performed.

Similar: certify, vouch

Topic: Accounting in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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