(testifies, ~ing, testified)
1.
When someone testifies in a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth.
Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face...
Eva testified to having seen Herndon with his gun on the stairs...
He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by ~ing against his former colleagues.
VERB: V that, V to -ing/n, V against/for/about n, also V
2.
If one thing testifies to another, it supports the belief that the second thing is true. (FORMAL)
Recent excavations ~ to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.
VERB: V to n