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Verified vs Attested - What's the difference?

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Verified is a related term of attested.


As verbs the difference between verified and attested

is that verified is (verify) while attested is (attest).

As adjectives the difference between verified and attested

is that verified is subject to positive verification while attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence.

verified

English

Verb

(head)
  • (verify)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subject to positive verification
  • 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 .
  • See also

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