Attest (&unr_;), 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.
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Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors. Addison.
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2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
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3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
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The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state
Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.
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