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Testify

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tes′tə fī′)

Inflections of 'testify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

testifies: v 3rd person singular

testifying: v pres p

testified: v past

testified: v past p

tes•ti•fy /ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.

Lawto state or declare under oath, usually in court: [no object]The witness was afraid to testify.[~ + (that) clause]testified that she had seen him fleeing from the scene of the crime.
to give or provide evidence about something:[~ + to + object]This excellent book testifies to the author's ability.

tes•ti•fi•er, n. [countable]See -test-.

tes•ti•fy (tes′tə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.
v.i.

to bear witness;
give or afford evidence.
Lawto give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
to make solemn declaration.

v.t.

to bear witness to;
affirm as fact or truth;
attest.
to give or afford evidence of in any manner.
Lawto state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.

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

tes′ti•fi′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

testify /ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to state (something) formally as a declaration of fact
to declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court
when intr, often followed by to: to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to)
(transitive) to declare or acknowledge openly

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin testificārī, from testis witnessˌtestifiˈcation n ˈtestiˌfier n

'Testify' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Claudel - competent - competency - depone - depose - referee - witness - affirm - attest - certify - contest - earwitness - Fifth Amendment - intestable - oath - protest - testification - speak - stand - swear

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