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testify
Overview of verb testify
The verb testify has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness -- (give testimony in a court of law)
2. (1) testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence")
Antonyms of verb testify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> vouch
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
=> presume
=> adduce, abduce, cite
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> declare
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> inform
'Cause To' of verb testify
Derived Forms of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
RELATED TO>(noun) testimony#3
=> testimony, testimonial
RELATED TO>(noun) testimony#2
=> testimony
RELATED TO>(noun) testifier#1
=> testifier, deponent, deposer
RELATED TO>(noun) testimony#1
=> testimony
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
RELATED TO>(noun) testimony#3
=> testimony, testimonial
RELATED TO>(noun) testimony#2
=> testimony
RELATED TO>(noun) testifier#1
=> testifier, deponent, deposer
Domain of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of verb testify
Familiarity of verb testify
testify used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
EX: They testify that there was a traffic accident
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
=> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb testify
2 senses of testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
> inform
=> wise up
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> instruct, apprise, apprize
=> inoculate
=> acquaint
=> warn
=> inform
=> fill in
=> update
=> misinform, mislead
=> understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
=> denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
=> undeceive
=> warn
=> advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
=> familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
=> prompt, remind, cue
=> volunteer
=> introduce, present, acquaint
=> regret
=> indicate, point, show
=> indicate
=> indicate, suggest
=> nark
=> explain, explicate
=> tell
=> tell, narrate, recount, recite
=> narrate
=> report, describe, account
=> report
=> report, cover
=> announce, denote
=> disabuse
=> remonstrate, point out
=> testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb testify
Sense 1
testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> declare
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Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
=> inform
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Grep of verb testify
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