testify

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bear witness, prove, evidence, show, attest, take the stand