testify (verb)
51witness — I. noun Etymology: Middle English witnesse, from Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from 2wit Date: before 12th century 1. attestation of a fact or event ; testimony 2. one that gives evidence; specifically one who testifies in a… …
52witness — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who sees sth ADJECTIVE ▪ crucial (esp. BrE), key, material, vital (esp. BrE) ▪ As the last person to see her alive, he was a material witness in the case. ▪ independent …
53attest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. testify, bear witness, depose, certify, swear, vouch. See evidence. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bear witness, certify, verify, confirm, substantiate, support, bear out, testify, warrant, vouch… …
54witness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. testimony, proof, evidence, corroboration; deponent, eyewitness; testifier, attestor; beholder, observer. v. t. see, observe; attest, sign, subscribe to, bear witness to. See presence. II (Roget s IV) …
55attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… …
56comment — com·ment n 1 often cap a: an essay analyzing, criticizing, or explaining a subject a comment published in the Yale Law Review b: an explanatory remark appended to a section of text (as of enacted code) 2: an expression of an opinion or attitude… …
572009 U.S. state dinner security breaches — President Barack Obama greeting the Salahis in the Blue Room of the White House. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in the background. On November 24, 2009, Michaele and Tareq Salahi (pronounced …
58verify — ver·i·fy / ver ə ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing [Anglo French verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, from Latin verus true + ficare to make] 1: to confirm or substantiate by oath, affidavit, or deposition verify a motion 2: to establish the truth,… …
59witness — [[t]wɪ̱tnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ witnesses, witnessing, witnessed 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster... No witnesses have …
60Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
