testified (verb)

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• testify — verb ADVERB ▪ falsely, truthfully ▪ The basis for the perjury conviction was he had testified falsely under oath. ▪ publicly ▪ personally VERB + TESTIFY …   Collocations dictionary

• bear witness — verb 1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1) The blood test showed that he was the father Her behavior testified to her incompetence • Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show • …   Useful english dictionary

• swear out — verb To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts. He further testified that he assistant city solicitor submitted to him a written opinion, to the effect that the playing of baseball within the city on Sunday did not constitute any… …   Wiktionary

• light up — verb a) To bring light to something, to brighten. The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome… …   Wiktionary

• testify — verb (testifies, testifying, testified) 1》 give evidence as a witness in a law court. 2》 serve as evidence or proof of something. Derivatives testifier noun Origin ME: from L. testificari, from testis a witness …   English new terms dictionary

• testify — verb 1 (I, T) to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a court of law: Can you testify that you saw the defendant at the scene of the crime? (+ against): It would not be easy to testify against people you know. (+ for): Vicky… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• testify — verb 1) you may be required to testify in court Syn: give evidence, bear witness, be a witness, give one s testimony, attest; Law make a deposition 2) he testified that he had been threatened by a fellow officer Syn: attest, swear, state on oath …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Duenos Inscription — The Duenos inscription, as recorded by Heinrich Dressel. The Duenos Inscription is one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, dating from the 7th century BC. It is inscribed on the sides of a kernos, in this case a trio of small globular vases… …   Wikipedia

• testify — [[t]te̱stɪfaɪ[/t]] testifies, testifying, testified 1) VERB When someone testifies in a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth. [V that] Several… …   English dictionary

• BLASPHEMY — BLASPHEMY, in the broadest (and least precise) sense any act contrary to the will of God or derogatory to His power. Blasphemy is the term employed to translate the Hebrew verbs ḥeref, giddef, and ni eẓ (e.g., Isa. 37:6, gdf, where the servants… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …   Wikipedia