testify

testify
v
1. attest, witness, bear witness, evidence, offer evidence, depone; depose, certify, certificate, warrant; document, circumstantiate, manifest, show, demonstrate; confirm, prove, bear out, verify, validate, establish, authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, sustain, uphold, vindicate; endorse, vouch for, support, back up, stand behind or by.
2. swear to, state under oath, allege, plead; vow, give one's solemn word or promise, pledge, state on one's honor, promise; avouch, asseverate, assure, offer assurance, affirm.
3. declare, protest, assert, profess; avow, own, acknowledge, admit, confess to; proclaim, speak out for, announce, make known.

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  • testify — tes·ti·fy / tes tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing [Latin testificari, from testis witness] vi: to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation for the purpose of establishing a fact: give testimony vt: to declare in testimony tes·ti·fi·er n Merriam… …   Law dictionary

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  • Testify — Tes ti*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Testified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Testifying}.] [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {Attest}, {Contest}, {Detest}, {Protest}, {Testament}.] 1. To make a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • testify — UK US /ˈtestɪfaɪ/ verb [I or T] ► LAW to make a formal statement about something, especially in a court of law: testify that »He testified that the store owner had lied when he applied for the state license. »The senator testified to the House… …   Financial and business terms

  • Testify — Tes ti*fy, v. t. 1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny. [1913 Webster] We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. John iii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • testify — ► VERB (testifies, testified) 1) give evidence as a witness in a law court. 2) serve as evidence or proof: luxurious villas testify to the wealth here. ORIGIN Latin testificari, from testis a witness …   English terms dictionary

  • Testify — Tes ti*fy, adv. In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • testify to — index attest, corroborate, establish (show), report (disclose), witness (attest to) Burton s L …   Law dictionary

  • testify — late 14c., to serve as evidence of, from L. testificari bear witness, from testis witness (see TESTAMENT (Cf. testament)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Biblical sense of openly profess one s faith and devotion is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • testify — [v] vouch for; give testimony affirm, announce, argue, assert, attest, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, certify, corroborate, cross one’s heart*, declare, demonstrate, depone, depose, evince, give evidence, give facts, give one’s word*, indicate,… …   New thesaurus

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