What's the difference between restate and testate?

Restate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To state anew.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He restated his belief that it was in the national interest to remain in the EU, and said he was "confident" he could secure a successful renegotiation of Britain's relationship that could be put to the public.
  • (2) Hunt’s comments were, in many senses, a restatement of traditional, economically liberal ideas on relationships between doing wage work and poverty relief, mirroring, for example, arguments of the 1834 poor law commissioners, which suggested wage supplements diminished the skills, honesty and diligence of the labourer, and the more recent claim of Iain Duncan Smith’s Centre for Social Justice that the earned pound was “superior” to that received in benefits.
  • (3) Through recent literature the authors make a restatement of the epidemiology, biology and treatment of this disease.
  • (4) The ITV executive chairman, Michael Grade, said: "Ofcom's announcement today is an appropriate moment to restate ITV's unreserved apology to the public for breaches that took place between 2003 and January 2007.
  • (5) The Kerry speech at the state department at 11am (4pm GMT) is expected to restate the Obama administration’s continued faith in a two-state solution to the chronic impasse.
  • (6) The questions are restated and generalized to the whys, and hows, and the whens to incorporate theoretical nursing rather than nursing theory in nursing education.
  • (7) The document restates the now familiar lines from EU leaders’ negotiating guidelines, notably stressing that Brussels wants an “orderly withdrawal” – meaning divorce before trade talks.
  • (8) David Cameron presses Malaysian PM on corruption claims Read more 1MDB released a statement on Tuesday restating its innocence.
  • (9) The 26 miles of tunnel being dug under the heart of the capital – picking a careful way among ancient remains, beneath prime property and past the oldest subterranean railway in the world – is restating Britain's traditional claim to be a world leader in the field.
  • (10) Developing countries would benefit more from market access to richer countries, which would increase exports and stimulate jobs, investment and innovation, than from a restatement of pledges on aid.
  • (11) I believe that Kevin Rudd has made the right decision in the party’s interest [by] restating his strong view saying he would only be a candidate for the Labor party’s leadership not through a divisive ballot where he challenged the prime minister, but only by if there was an overwhelming view of the party that he should be drafted to that position.
  • (12) John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has simply restated what has been understood for a long time,” he said.
  • (13) The president also restated the US position on the Iran nuclear programme: that there was still time for diplomacy, but not "unlimited time".
  • (14) Hopefully this is the start of a powerful movement that will deliver rent control and a public policy to restate social housing.” Organisers hope that the March for Homes, the first of its type to unify campaigners, tenants and trade unionists on the inequality caused by housing policies, will lead to a wholesale rethink.
  • (15) Having failed to persuade the ECHR judges to reverse their decision, the government published a draft bill last year setting out three political options: a ban for prisoners sentenced to four years or more, a ban for prisoners sentenced to more than six months, and a restatement of the existing ban – in effect defying Strasbourg.
  • (16) The press officer of the Hellenic police restated the ministry's commitment to establishing a special response team to combat racist violence.
  • (17) Zaidi, who seemed nervous throughout, began to restate his defence from the first session of the trial, saying that he had not "intended to kill Bush or humiliate him".
  • (18) It is suggested that the insights of object relations theory can be restated in these terms.
  • (19) Nevertheless, the Anglican summit restated its traditional stance and imposed sanctions on the liberal US Episcopal church for allowing same-sex marriage.
  • (20) Tim Montgomerie, editor of the ConservativeHome website, said Hunt was merely restating views that he had held for years.

Testate


Definition:

  • (a.) Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate.
  • (n.) One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A psychiatrist may be asked to assess the competency of a testator when he or she is planning to create or modify a will or after the death of a testator when the will is challenged.
  • (2) The finding by a court that the author of a will (the testator) lacked mental capacity or was subject to undue influence at the time the will was executed can invalidate the will.
  • (3) On examination it is found to be intertwined with the testator's attitudes toward death.

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