Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Attestá-re, v. a.
1. to join end to end; 2. to attest, give witness, assure, certify; v. r. 1. to be pressed close; 2. to come to blows: v. n. to call to witness; s. m. Attestá-tóre, f. Attestá-tríce; adj. Attestá-nte.
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attestare: to attest, to testifie. Also to make head or grow to a head.