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English

Etymology

Latin testificari, to bear witness; see attest

Verb

{{en-verb|testif|i|ed}} (intransitive or transitive)

  1. to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath
  2. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith


Translations

See also


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Testify \Tes"ti*fy\, v. t.
1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony;
to affirm or declare solemny.
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We speak that we do know, and testify that we have
seen; and ye receive not our witness. --John iii.
11.
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2. (Law) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation
before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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 solemn declaration, verbal or written, to
establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of
communicating to others a knowledge of something not known
to them.
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Jesus . . . needed not that any should testify of
man, for he knew what was in man. --John ii. 25.
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2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration under oath or
affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making
proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a
cause depending before a tribunal.
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One witness shall not testify against any person to
cause him to die. --Num. xxxv.
30.
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3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to
bear witness; -- with against.
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O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. --Ps.
l. 7.
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I testified against them in the day wherein they
sold victuals. --Neh. xiii.
15.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Testify \Tes"ti*fy\, adv.
In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
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WordNet testify
v 1: give testimony in a court of law [syn: attest, {take the
stand}, bear witness]
2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
[syn: bear witness, prove, evidence, show]
[also: testified]
Moby Dictionary
acknowledge , affirm , allege , announce , argue , assert ,
assert under oath , asseverate , assure , attest , aver , avouch , avow ,
be indicative of , be significant of , be symptomatic of ,
bear witness , bespeak , betoken , book , bring forward ,
call to witness , certify , characterize , connote , declare ,
demonstrate , denominate , denote , depone , depose , differentiate ,
disclose , display , entail , express , give evidence , give token ,
guarantee , highlight , hint , identify , indicate , involve ,
kiss the book , manifest , mark , mean , mount , note , point to ,
proclaim , prove , reveal , say , show , signify , stand for , state ,
suggest , swear , swear by bell , swear in , swear the truth , swear to ,
swear to God , swear to goodness , symptomatize , symptomize ,
take oath , vouch , vouchsafe , vow , warrant , witness


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