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attested

  • /əˈtɛstɪd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of attest

adjective more attested · 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,
  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".

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Closest in meaning: avowed, sworn, genuine, authenticated, documented, witnessed, proven, verified, asserted, justified, certify, witness, certification, confirmed, penalised, punished

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adj proven; shown to be true with evidence

Españolatestiguado
العربيةمُوَثَّق muwaṯṯaq

adj in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records

Françaisattesté
Deutschbelegt, bezeugt
Italianodocumentato

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@misc{attested_2026,
  title = {attested},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attested},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}