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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

attest v. certify v. verify

Verbs attest, certify and verify are closed to each other so I would like to discuss them for this contex.

1) Whether or not Hugo was a wal-painter, the records of his activities as a carver and manuscript painter attest to his resourcefulness.

2) Whether or not Hugo was a wal-painter, the records of his activities as a carver and manuscript painter verify his resourcefulness.

3) Whether or not Hugo was a wal-painter, the records of his activities as a carver and manuscript painter certify his resourcefulness.

First one is the original, does certify and verify fit best in there, retaining the meaning?

Source: http://phrasesinenglish.org/searchBNC.php?query=attest

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hhtt First one is the original, does certify and verify fit best in there, retaining the meaning? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • hhtt First one is the original, does certify and verify fit best in there, retaining the meaning?
  • No.
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hhttFirst one is the original, does certify and verify fit best in there, retaining the meaning?
No.
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Attest: To officially state that you believe something is true, especially in a court of law.

Hi. Above is the second definition of attest. Would like to form one or more sentences about this defitinition?

Source: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Thank you.
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Mister Micawber hhttFirst one is the original, does certify and verify fit best in there, retaining the meaning?No.
But certify is given in two different source as synonyms.

Thank you.
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hhttBut certify is given in two different source as synonyms.
Not there. 'Attest' there is not any kind of official certification.

Attest: bear witness (often followed by to): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
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hhttAttest: To officially state that you believe something is true, especially in a court of law. Hi. Above is the second definition of attest. Would like to form one or more sentences about this defitinition?Source: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishThank you.
I have had to join your post to this thread. Do not start multiple threads on the same prob
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Mister Micawber hhttAttest: To officially state that you believe something is true, especially in a court of law. Hi. Above is the second definition of attest. Would like to form one or more sentences about this defitinition?Source: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishThank you.I have had to join your post to this thread. Do not start multiple threads on the same pr
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Mister Micawber hhttBut certify is given in two different source as synonyms.Not there. 'Attest' there is not any kind of official certification.Attest: bear witness (often followed by to): to attest to the reliability of an employee.
This sentece "The handwriting expert attested to the genuineness of the signature." is under the definition of "bear witness te
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hhttBut they were different topics.
No, they were not.
hhtt. Different meanings of attest was being discussed.
Ergo, the same topic.
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hhttThis sentece "The handwriting expert attested to the genuineness of the signature." is under the definition of "bear witness testify" for attest. But it seems that there is a certification. The expert will give a ceritficate to the handwriting. So would you also like to explain this.
The only thing to explain is that in the case you now give, certify = att
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