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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
testify
tes·ti·fy (tĕsʹtə-fī')v. test·i·fied, test·i·fy·ing, test·i·fiesv. intr. 1. To make a declaration of truth or fact under oath; submit testimony: witnesses testifying before a grand jury. 2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith. 3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness: the exhilaration of weightlessness, to which many astronauts have testified. 4. To serve as evidence: wreckage that testifies to the ferocity of the storm.v. tr. 1. To declare publicly; make known: testifying their faith. 2. To state or affirm under oath: testified in court that he saw the defendant. 3. To bear witness to; provide evidence for. See Synonyms at indicate. [Middle English testifien, from Latin testificārī: testis, witness; See trei- in Indo-European Roots + -ficārī, -fy.] tes'ti·fi·caʹtion (-fĭ-kāʹshən) n.tesʹti·fi'er n.
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