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.
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At*test", n.
Witness; testimony; attestation.
[R.]
The attest of eyes and ears.
Shak.
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