Attest \At*test"\, n. Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
The attest of eyes and ears. --Shak.
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.
On the contrary, the later job experiences of young men entering the labor market attest to the vitality of the Great American Job Machine.
Today, as Lady Thatcher can attest, dismissals are free, but each one creates an enemy on the backbenches. All British prime ministers must at one time or another have longed for the brutal simplicity of the American method.
As an eyewitness can attest, Mr. Boris picked every one himself, often finding caches of morels that others passed right by.
Meanwhile, Gorbachev is likely to trot out soldiers returning from Afghanistan to attest to his peaceful intentions.
It doesn't always work out that way, especially the ratings part, as Barney Rosenzweig, executive producer of "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill," can attest.
But the rotting Oregon strawberries attest to the failure of the INS to reassure employers about this part of the law.
History will attest to the fact that Saddam bit the hand that tried to feed him.
"And I can attest, from my own recent visit to Armenia, that the Armenian people feel real friendship for the United States and our people," he said.
At a news conference, Mason tried to show he is not racist by producing a $100 canceled check he sent to the NAACP in 1988 and having a black agent, Jim Willis, attest that Mason had hired a number of black singers for his shows.
Anybody who has visited Ghana in recent times can attest to the generally friendly and relaxed atmosphere that pervades the country despite the difficult times being experienced by the people.
I can attest that a recent Colombian visitor to the U.S. was offered drugs three times in the few blocks' walk between Grand Central Terminal and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
As the recent DPP victories further attest, there is no question that the KMT has been slowly relaxing its authoritarian grip.
Six bare sign poles along Jerry Clower Boulevard attest to the drawing power of the comic's name.
"A lot of farmers will attest to the fact that if you use a minimum amount of sound husbandry, it's just not a problem," he said.
Our test products can help him and other public-safety officials achieve these goals, as our many clients in this sector will attest.
Recent developments on the Indochina front attest to that.
Three attempted coups and the seemingly endless negotiations with both the New People's Army and the Moro National Liberation Front attest to the risks confronting potential investors.
Their only crime deterrent has been a rule that a legal representative must attest the client isn't trying to conceal illegal activity.
As those who lived through the 1940-42 bombing of London can attest, "The Blitz Experience" is unnerving.
While the smattering of empty storefronts and weather-beaten shop signs on Joseph Campau Avenue attest to the hard times of a few years back, the city's main shopping street is busier than it has been in years.
A commercial-size chest freezer and two large refrigerators in his roomy kitchen attest to his ability to provide such hospitality.
His views on the various issues, particularly his futile attempt at extolling the enemies of peace and unity under the guise of humanitarian concern, attest to this fact.
"The year's results attest to the vitality and strong earning power of our core busineses and give us renewed confidence of solid future earnings progress," said Norman R. Augustine, chairman and chief executive.
Usually it's followed by an assortment of abbreviations, registrations or licenses from other fields, some of which attest to a financial planner's know-how, and some of which don't.
I served as a New York Stock Exchange delegate to this association for 17 years, and can attest that it is a congenial organization that, until recently, functioned largely to enable senior exchange officials to get to know each other better.
While in recess, House members who joined an all-night flagathon can attest to their patriotism by shipping home television tapes of the speeches they made during a session that kept going until nearly 9 a.m. Thursday.
Two more major interstate mergers involving banks in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio attest to the rise of so-called superregionals and the growing competitive pressure this new breed of bank poses for money-center institutions.
Wearing a suit jacket is not going to offer any protection from an AK-47 machine gun, grenades or explosives, as the toll of 22 dead and more than 100 wounded passengers on this flight will attest.
Phillips and Burnett make a fine studio team, as any lover of classic pop music will be able to attest.
The economic evidence of the first three months of this year attest to that.