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testify

verb

ˈte-stə-ˌfī How to pronounce testify (audio)
Definition of testifynext
as in to swear
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene

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Recent Examples of testify Instead of taking audiences through yet another mission, Hondo and the team are called before the Force Review Board to testify about a prior bungled assignment. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Joseph Wilhelm, a special agent at Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, went on to testify about data extracted from 12 devices during the investigation, including Flynn’s iPhone, WLWT reported. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Dukes also testified that the motive for the killing appears to have been a drug dispute. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Wilhelm also testified investigators found no text messages between Flynn and Ashley on the device. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for testify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testify
  1. swear
  2. witness
  3. attest
  4. verify
Verb
  • In her letter to the Board of Examiners, she was not required to swear to the veracity of her statement.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Shabazz started packing up his video equipment and swore audibly at officers several more times.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of swear
Verb
  • Forte said the scale of this tournament might shock and even intimidate anglers from other countries who have never witnessed the spectacle of an American fishing championship.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The train itself isn’t luxurious, but taking it gives you a front-row seat to witness the incredible feat of engineering required to load it onto special tracks on the ferry.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of witness
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  • Pavese situated the story of his time in much longer cycles than the ventennio of Fascism, which, as contemporary history attests, wasn’t so much defeated as repressed.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While something like the Mercator or Equal Earth projections would both make sense for a map related to Apollo, neither excels at depicting the poles, as their treatment of Antarctica attests.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of attest
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  • Technicians spent weeks running inert dummy rods through the cutters to verify tolerances before introducing live radioactive fuel.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM).
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of verify

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“Testify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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