Attest vs Approval - What's the difference?
attest | approval |
To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
* Addison
* 1599 — Shakespeare, iii 1'' (Act ii in ''First Folio edition)
To certify by signature or oath
To certify in an official capacity.
To supply or be evidence of
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* 1599 — Shakespeare, Prologue'' (''First Folio edition)
To put under oath.
To call to witness; to invoke.
* Dryden
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
As a verb attest
is to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.As a noun approval is
an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.attest
English
Verb
(en verb)- When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
- facts attested by particular pagan authors
- Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
- You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
- Her fine work attested her ability.
- The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
- O pardon : since a crooked Figure may / Attest in little place a Million, / And let us, Cyphers to this great Accompt, / On your imaginarie Forces worke.
- The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
Derived terms
* attestation * attested * attestmentSee also
* cite * quoteExternal links
* * * ----approval
English
Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.
