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Webster 1913 Edition

Attest

At′test′

,
Verb.
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.

At-test′

,
Noun.
Witness; testimony; attestation.
[R.]
The
attest
of eyes and ears.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Attest

ATTEST'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. attestor; of ad and testor, to affirm or bear witness, from testis. See Testify.]
1.
To bear witness; to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; to make a solemn declaration in words or writing, to support a fact; appropriately used the affirmation of persons in their official capacity; as, to attest the truth of a writing; to attest a copy of record. Persons also attest writings by subscribing their names.
2.
To bear witness, or support the truth of a fact, by other evidence than words; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
3.
To call to witness; to invoke as conscious.
The sacred streams which heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

ATTEST'

,
Noun.
Witness; testimony; attestation. [Little used.]

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