Attested

//əˈtɛstɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of attest form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
  2. 2
    Supported with testimony.
  3. 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. 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"."

Adjective
  1. 1
    established as genuine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
authenticatedactualaffirmedallegedannouncedascertained

Example

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"Words such as "aselway," "aselkim," "tayri," "adabu," and "amulli" are all derived from various Berber lexical roots that have never been attested in the now impoverished Kabyle dialect."

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well-attested

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