"witnessed" in the verb sense
1. witness
be a witness to
"She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
2. witness, find, see
perceive or be contemporaneous with
"We found Republicans winning the offices"
"You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"
"The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"
"I want to see results"
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