attested adj : established as genuine [syn: authenticated, documented]

English

Etymology

From attestāri "to bear witness" + -ed

Adjective

attested

1. Proven; shown to be true with evidence
2. Supported with testimony
3. Certified as good, correct, or pure
   • 1599 — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night v 1 (First Folio edition)

     A Contract of eternall bond of loue,Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,

Related terms

• attest
• attestation
• attestment

See also

• approved
• cited
• documented
• proved
• supported

Verb

attested

1. Simple past and past participle of to attest.

actual, affirmed, alleged, announced, ascertained, asserted, asseverated, assured, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed, borne out, categorically true, certain, certified, circumstantiated, confirmed, corroborated, decided, declared, demonstrated, deposed, determinate, determined, documentary, effectual, enunciated, established, factual, fixed, guaranteed, historical, in the bag, made sure, manifestoed, nailed down, not in error, objectively true, on ice, open-and-shut, pledged, predicated, professed, pronounced, proved, proven, real, secure, set, settled, shown, stated, substantiated, sure-enough, sworn, sworn to, tested, tried, true, true as gospel, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, undoubted, unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable, unrefuted, validated, veracious, verified, veritable, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted