What does attested mean?
Attested means simple past and past participle of attest.
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/əˈtɛstɪd/ · verb
simple past and past participle of attest.
A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
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.
Use attested when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Attested means simple past and past participle of attest.
Common synonyms include genuine, witnessed, avowed, sworn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
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