Hypertext Webster Gateway: "attest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Attest \At"test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Attesting}.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness:
cf. F. attester.]
1. 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. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra
attest its ancient magnificence.
3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state
Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Attest \At*test"\, n.
Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
The attest of eyes and ears. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
attest
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; "His high fever
attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome
manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"
[syn: {certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in
an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
3: give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {take the
stand}, {bear witness}]
4: establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested
until 1993"
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