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Approved vs Attested - What's the difference?

approved | attested |

As adjectives the difference between approved and attested

is that approved is having received approval while attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence.

As verbs the difference between approved and attested

is that approved is past tense of approve while attested is past tense of attest.

approved

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having received approval.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (approve)

    • attested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (attest)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Supported with testimony
  • Certified as good, correct, or pure
  • * 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
    • A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
    Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
    Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
  • (linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
  • *
    • A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross 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 .
  • * The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .

    • Related terms

    * attest * attestation * attestment

    See also

    * approved * cited * documented * proved * supported English autological terms