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bear witness

/ bear witness /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father"
"Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
Type of:
inform
Kinds of:
attest certify manifest demonstrate evidence
Derived:
evidence grounds testimony testimonial testifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 2
give testimony in a court of law
Type of:
declare
Kinds of:
vouch
Derived:
attestation witness attestant attestor attestator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
3
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inform attest certify manifest demonstrate evidence declare vouch