Crossword clues for attesting
attesting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Attest \At"test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb. n. Attesting.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.]
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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. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
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To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of attest English)
Usage examples of "attesting".
Tears streamed unchecked down her face, attesting to her shame and distress.
Hearty guffaws accompanied his statement, attesting to the skepticism of his brothers, who commenced to argue among themselves.
Just as quickly, there arose a low drone of murmuring comments attesting to their admiration.
To his astonishment, Rohan possessed an alevafaint but noticeable, attesting to his halfling Sunrunner gift.