verb (-fied; -fying)
Etymology: Middle English testifien, from Anglo-French testifier, from Latin testificari, from testis witness
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief ; bear witness, to serve as evidence or proof, to express a personal conviction, to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court), transitive verb
1. to bear witness to ; attest , to serve as evidence of ; prove ,
2. archaic to make known (a personal conviction), to give evidence of ; show , to declare under oath before a tribunal or officially constituted public body, testifier noun
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