Tes"ti*fy (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Testified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Testifying (?).] [OF. testifier, L. testificari;
testis a witness + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -
fy, and cf. Attest, Contest, Detest,
Protest, Testament.] 1. To make a solemn
declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony
for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not
known to them.
Jesus . . . needed not that any should testify of
man, for he knew what was in man.
John ii. 25.
2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration under
oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of,
some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a
tribunal.
One witness shall not testify against any person to
cause him to die.
Num. xxxv. 30.
3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give
information; to bear witness; -- with against.
O Israel, . . . I will testify against
thee.
Ps. l. 7.
I testified against them in the day wherein they sold
victuals.
Neh. xiii. 15.Tes"ti*fy, v. t. 1. To
bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare
solemny.
We speak that we do know, and testify that we have
seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John iii. 11.
2. (Law) To affirm or declare under oath or
affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.
Tes"ti*fy, adv. In a testy manner;
fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.