testify
testify is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 19 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal. One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Num. xxxv.
- 2.3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; -- with against. O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. Ps. l.
- 3.I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Neh. xiii.
- 4.1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny. We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. John iii.
- 5.2. (Law) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.
- 6.In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- afford
- common
- condole
- condolence
- consolation
- console
- express
- feel
- for
- grief
- lament
- lamentation
- pity
- share
- sorrow
- supply
- sympathize
- sympathy
- with
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is testify.
- What is 3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; -- with against. O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. Ps. l called?
- What is i testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. Neh. xiii called?
- What is 1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny. We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. John iii called?
- What is 2. (Law) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact called?
- What is in a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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