ATTESTED

attested, authenticated, documented

(adjective) established as genuine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

attested

simple past tense and past participle of attest

Adjective

attested (comparative more attested, superlative most attested)

Proven; shown to be true with evidence

Supported with testimony

Certified as good, correct, or pure

(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

Source: Wiktionary


ATTEST

At"test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb. n. Attesting.] Etym: [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.]

1. 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.

2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.

3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.

At*test", n.

Definition: Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.] The attest of eyes and ears. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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