testify
tes.ti.fy \'tes-t*-.fi-\ vb [ME testifien, fr. L testificari, fr. testis
witness] 1a: to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief :
bear wit ness 1b: to serve as evidence or proof 2: to express a personal
conviction 3: to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of
establishing a fact (as in a court) 1a: to bear witness to : ATTEST 1b:
to serve as evidence of : PROVE archaic 2a: to make known (a personal
conviction) : PROFESS 2b: to give evidence of : SHOW 3: to declare under
oath before a tribunal or officially constituted publi c body