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attested

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at·test  (-tst)
v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests
v.tr.
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.
2.
a. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.
b. To certify in an official capacity.
3. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability. See Synonyms at indicate.
4. To put under oath.
v.intr.
To bear witness; give testimony: attested to their good faith.
n.
Archaic Attestation.

[Latin attestr : ad-, ad- + testr, to be witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

at·testant n.
attes·tation (ts-tshn, t-st-) n.
at·tester, at·testor n.

attested
Adjective
Brit (of cattle) certified to be free from a disease, such as tuberculosis
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.attested - established as genuine
echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"


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I had not been seated very long ere a man of a certain venerable robustness entered; immediately as the storm-pelted door flew back upon admitting him, a quick regardful eyeing of him by all the congregation, sufficiently attested that this fine old man was the chaplain.
A sudden movement, an agitation of the entire company front, as from an electric shock, attested the startling character of the incident.
But there are other facts not of such consequence nor so necessary, which, though ever so well attested, may nevertheless be sacrificed to oblivion in complacence to the scepticism of a reader.
 
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