testify
[ tes-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ /
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.
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, adjectiveWords nearby testify
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British Dictionary definitions for testify
testify
/ (ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(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
law
to 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
(tr)
to declare or acknowledge openly
Derived forms of testify
testification, noun testifier, nounWord Origin for testify
C14: from Latin
testificārī, from
testis witness