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attested

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈtɛstɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 T EH1 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Supported with testimony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Certified as good, correct, or pure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of attest

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

established as genuine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: authenticated, documented

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дока́зан (dokázan) — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Esperanto: atesta — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Esperanto: atestata — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Hungarian: igazolt — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Hungarian: bizonyított — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Irish: dearfa — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Polish: poświadczony — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Polish: zaświadczony — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Spanish: atestiguado — proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Bulgarian: засвиде́телстван (zasvidételstvan) — supported with testimony
  • Esperanto: atesta — supported with testimony
  • Esperanto: atestata — supported with testimony
  • Bulgarian: атестиран (atestiran) — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Esperanto: atesta — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Esperanto: atestata — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Hungarian: hitelesített — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Hungarian: hiteles — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Hungarian: ellenőrzött — certified as good, correct, or pure
  • Armenian: վկայված (vkayvac) — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Bulgarian: засвиде́телстван (zasvidételstvan) — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Dutch: getuigd — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Esperanto: atesta — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Esperanto: atestata — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • French: attesté — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • German: belegt — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • German: bezeugt — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Hungarian: dokumentált — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Hungarian: adatolt — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Italian: documentato — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Swedish: belagd — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Turkish: muharrer — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
  • Turkish: belgelenmiş — in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
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