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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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: affirm to be true,genuine, or correct, asin 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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