ATTEST

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

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. Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.

2.
v.

To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.

3.
v.

To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.

4.
n.

Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.] The attest of eyes and ears. Shak.

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