Verb: testify 'te-stu,fI
- (law) give testimony in a court of law
"The defendant testified to proclaim his innocence"; "The witness took the stand to testify about what she had seen";
- attest, take the stand, bear witness, witness
- (law) provide evidence for
"Her behaviour testified to her incompetence";
- bear witness, prove, evidence, show, witness
Derived forms: testifying, testifies, testified
Type of: declare, inform, pronounce
Encyclopedia: Testify, Parts 1 and 2