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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tes-tuh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ |
Definition of testify
Origin :- late 14c., "to serve as evidence of," from Latin testificari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Biblical sense of "openly profess one's faith and devotion" is attested from 1520s. Related: Testified; testifying.
- verb vouch for; give testimony
- I am delighted to testify to these things, because I had formerly been a scoffer.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Your transgression will be forgiven you since you have confessed and testify your horror for it.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- I am hardly myself yet, however, as this handwriting will testify.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They testify all too surely that judgment needs no miracle here.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- I know we passed somethin' then, though just what I ain't competent to testify.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Master Pitt will testify—he that is himself a traitor self-confessed.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- My woman Catherine, whom I have with me, can testify to part.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- "No one will have the chance to testify if I plead guilty," said Dic.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- These customs that arose in the reign of Cyrus continue to our time, as we can testify.
- Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
- Brown lived to be seen by me, and I can testify that he had played his part to the last.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for testify
- 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
- make evident
- mount
- point to
- prove
- say so
- show
- sing
- stand up for
- state
- swear
- swear to
- swear up and down
- token
- warrant
- witness
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