Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/
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ˈtɛstɪfaɪ
Verb
To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
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One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
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Michael Jackson probably died after he rapidly injected himself with a dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol on top of a large dose of sedatives he swallowed when Dr. Conrad Murray was away, the defense’s propofol expert testified Friday.
It was only after a decade away from Skipton that I was finally able to garner the courage to return and testify against my abuser.
To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
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[T]he pleaſures of ſenſe have no reliſh vvhere thou [Jesus] irradiateſt and teſtifieſt vvith our conſcience, that vve are the children of God, and have done thy vvill ſincerely, […]
To be evidence of.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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Paradoxically, the sharp and unambiguous formulas in which Lenin called for the use of terror and denied the possibility of democracy and freedom testified to the fact that freedom had not yet been completely eradicated.
"Iberian-Sardinian" substrate features have been posited time and time again. These have usually been explained as testifying to a migration from the Iberian Peninsula to Sardinia in prehistoric times.
Verb
give testimony in a court of law
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provide evidence for
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The blood test showed that he was the father
Her behavior testified to her incompetence