Emily Dickinson Lexicon

witness (-ed, -es), v. [OE.]

1. See; view; [fig.] experience.
2. Illuminate; make visible; enable to view.
3. Testify; attest; make a formal legal statement; [Webster 1844] “I witnessed the ceremonies in New York, with which the ratification of the constitution was celebrated in 1788.”
4. Observe silently.