Synonyms for testify

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tes-tuh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

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