verb (used without object),tes·ti·fied,tes·ti·fy·ing.
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
Law. to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
to make solemn declaration.
verb (used with object),tes·ti·fied,tes·ti·fy·ing.
to bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.
to give or afford evidence of in any manner.
Law. to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.
Origin of testify
1350–1400; Middle English testifyen<Latin testificārī to bear witness, equivalent to testi(s) witness + -ficārī-fy
SYNONYMS FOR testify
5 indicate, show, signify, prove.
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OTHER WORDS FROM testify
tes·ti·fi·er,nounpre·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
He said the then- secretary testified to a House committee that, in 2017, DHS had prevented 3,755 KSTs from traveling to or entering the US, even though the real number was no more than three.
What to make of the DHS whistleblower’s shocking complaint|Alex Ward|September 11, 2020|Vox
Coming out still takes courage, as many a teenager can testify.
LGBTQ: The letters Republicans didn’t utter|Hans Johnson|September 11, 2020|Washington Blade
Singer, who has also pleaded guilty, was expected to testify against them if they had gone to trial.
Lori Loughlin gets two months in prison after judge accepts plea deal in college bribery scandal|radmarya|August 21, 2020|Fortune
This will be the first time that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest individual, will be testifying before Congress.
Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook set to preview antitrust defenses before Congress|Greg Sterling|July 28, 2020|Search Engine Land
Under the reigning interpretation of American antitrust law, the executives who testify this week have little to fear from lawmakers or regulators.
The case for regulating Amazon just like a railroad|Nicolás Rivero|July 28, 2020|Quartz
Dean Sybil Todd passed away from pancreatic cancer before she could testify.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lady who Goldberg is referring to is Barbara Bowman, one of the victims who agreed to testify in the 2006 case.
The Bill Cosby Controversy Stages of Grief|Amy Zimmerman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I believe you yet have value in your lives, no matter what you may have done and I am happy to testify to that effect.
An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can!|Maajid Nawaz|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People will testify they were cured of dread diseases when they prayed to Romero.
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint|Christopher Dickey|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though he is never called to testify, Key is the genius loci of this suit.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They told her that it was an absolute necessity that I come down from Rochester and testify.
The Barrel Mystery|William J. (William James) Flynn
Church, chapel, and monastery could testify to its violence.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
It must once have been used as a door, as the hinges, still attached to the wood, testify.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson
We come hither to testify our veneration and our affection for our benign Alma Mater.
The History of Dartmouth College|Baxter Perry Smith
The author can testify, that those who know Sir Thomas Saumarez have a sincere and invaluable friend.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross
British Dictionary definitions for testify
testify
/ (ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ) /
verb-fies, -fyingor-fied
(when tr, may take a clause as object)to state (something) formally as a declaration of factI testify that I know nothing about him
lawto declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court
(when intr, often foll by to) to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to)the money testified to his good faith