witnessed

verb

1. 1

   To furnish proof of, to show.

   “1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7”

2. 2

   To take as evidence.

3. 3

   To see or gain knowledge of through experience.

   “He witnessed the accident.”

4. 4

   (construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.

5. 5

   To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.

   “to witness a bond or a deed”