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Definitions for Testify

[1] to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
[2] Law . to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
[3] to make solemn declaration.
[4] to bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.
[5] to give or afford evidence of in any manner.
[6] Law . to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
[7] to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.
[8] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to state (something) formally as a declaration of fact I testify that I know nothing about him
[9] law to declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court
[10] (when intr, often foll by to ) to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to) the money testified to his good faith
[11] (tr) to declare or acknowledge openly

Words related to Testify

depose, assert, indicate, swear, announce, argue, declare, attest, affirm, betoken, prove, mount, certify, evince, depone, corroborate, bespeak, state, sing, show

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Origin of Testify

1350–1400; Middle English testifyen < Latin testificārī to bear witness, equivalent to testi(s ) witness + -ficārī -fy

Other words from Testify

tes·ti·fi·er , noun
pre·tes·ti·fy , verb (used with object), pre·tes·ti·fied, pre·tes·ti·fy·ing.
re·tes·ti·fy , verb, re·tes·ti·fied, re·tes·ti·fy·ing.
un·tes·ti·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Testify

C14: from Latin testificārī, from testis witness

Synonyms for Testify

announce, argue, assert, declare, depose, indicate, swear, affirm, attest, bespeak, betoken, certify, corroborate, demonstrate, depone, evince, mount, prove, show, sing, state, warrant, witness, bear witness, cross one's heart, give evidence, give facts, give one's word, make evident, point to, say so, stand up for, swear to, swear up and down, token