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attested

/əˈtɛstɪd/

attested is the simple past and past participle of attest.

Adjective

attested (comparative more attested, superlative most attested)

  1. Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
  2. Supported with testimony.
  3. Certified as good, correct, or pure.
    • A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
      Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
      Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  4. Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
    • The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
    • A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US...

Meaning of attest

Verb

attest (third-person singular simple present attests, present participle attesting, simple past and past participle attested)

  1. (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
    • When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
  2. (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
    • You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
  3. (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
  4. (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
    • Her fine work attested her ability.
  5. (transitive) To put under oath.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To call to witness; to invoke.
    • The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Forms of attested

comparativemore attested
superlativemost attested

Words formed from attested

Questions about attested

What does attested mean?
Attested means proven; shown to be true with evidence.
What is attested the simple past and past participle of?
Attested is the simple past and past participle of attest.
What part of speech is attested?
Attested is an adjective.
How do you pronounce attested?
Attested is pronounced /əˈtɛstɪd/.

Words near attested in the dictionary

  1. attestable
  2. attestably
  3. attestation
  4. attestations
  5. attestative
  6. attested
  7. attestedly
  8. attestedness
  9. attester
  10. attesters
  11. attesteth

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