testify
[verb]
Synonyms: bear witness, affirm, assert, attest, certify, corroborate, state, swear, vouch

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Contrasted words: discredit, disprove, invalidate, confute, refute
Related Idioms: give testimony
Related Words: affirm, demonstrate, show, prove

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tes‧ti‧fy /ˈtestəfaɪ, ˈtestɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle testified, present participle testifying, third person singular testifies)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: testificari, from testis 'witness']

1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a court of law:
Mr Molto has agreed to testify at the trial.
testify against
Later, the witness who had testified against Muawad withdrew his allegation.

2. [intransitive and transitive] written to show clearly that something is the case
testify to
The empty shops in the high street testify to the depth of the recession.
testify that
The full ashtrays testify that smoking hasn’t been stubbed out.
Can you testify that you saw the defendant at the scene of the crime?

3. [intransitive] American English to stand up and tell people about how God has helped you in your life Synonym : witness

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

testify
verb
VERB + TESTIFY be prepared to, be willing to | be unwilling to, refuse to | call sb to, force sb to The president's former aides were called to testify at his trial.
PREP. against She refused to testify against her brother.
before She was unwilling to testify before Congress.
for a Mafia member who was prepared to testify for the authorities
to A senior officer testified to the existence of police hit squads. A large number of witnesses testified to the tribunal.
PHRASES testify in court

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