Attested vs Affirmed - What's the difference?
attested | affirmed |
(attest)
Proven; shown to be true with evidence
Supported with testimony
Certified as good, correct, or pure
* 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
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* The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
(affirm)
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
* Bible, Acts xxv. 19
To support or encourage.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review.
As verbs the difference between attested and affirmed
is that attested is (attest) while affirmed is (affirm).As an adjective attested
is proven; shown to be true with evidence.attested
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(en adjective)- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
- Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
- Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
- 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 .
See also
* approved * cited * documented * proved * supported English autological termsaffirmed
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(head)affirm
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- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- Jesus, whom Paul affirmed to be alive
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
