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Pronunciation: [tˈɛstɪfˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

The word testifies refers to giving evidence in support of a claim or fact. Some synonyms for testifies include affirms, declares, certifies, states, and confirms. Other words that can be used in place of testifies include attests, avows, bears witness, gives testimony, and speaks up for. All of these words describe the act of presenting evidence or making a statement in support of something. When writing or speaking, it is important to consider the use of synonyms to add variety and depth to your language and to avoid repetition.

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Usage examples for Testifies

That argument, it will be said, rests entirely upon the assumption that the sole alternative to Purpose is Chance, an assumption which, if not dishonest, betrays ignorance scarcely less discreditable: for men of science constantly warn us that there is no such thing as Chance,-that every occurrence in nature, one as much as another, testifies to the uniformity and regularity of natural causation,-and that if we speak of any phenomenon being due to Chance, this term is but a conventional symbol signifying that we do not know what caused it.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard
The origin and nature of matter and force, the source of motion, of life, of sensation and consciousness, of rational intelligence and language, of Free-will, of the reign of law and order to which all Nature testifies,-all these are for Science utterly unsolved problems, which, as some amongst her teachers tell us, must remain for ever insoluble.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard
Another witness testifies to the difficulty of getting money, and his being obliged to take goods; and it appears that formerly there was one price in goods and another in cash.
"Second Shetland Truck System Report"
William Guthrie

Famous quotes with Testifies

  • It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence - an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered - 'In the beginning, God.'
    Arthur Holly Compton
  • The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.
    Mark Hopkins
  • History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
    Cicero
  • The fact that there is a spiritual power in us, that is to say, a power which testifies to the unity of our life with the life of others, which impels us to regard others as other selves — this fact conies home to us even more forcibly in sorrow than in joy. It is thrown into clearest relief on the background of pain. In the glow of achievement we are apt to be full of a false self-importance. But in moments of weakness we realise, through contrast, the infinitely superior strength of the power whose very humble organs and ministers we are. It is then we come to understand that, isolated from it, we are nothing; at one with it, identified with it, we participate in its eternal nature, in its resistless course.
    Felix Adler
  • Behold, the atheists' nightmare. Now if you study a well-made banana, you'll find, on the far side, there are three ridges. On the close side, two ridges. If you get your hand ready to grip a banana, you'll find on the far side there are three grooves, on the close side, two grooves. The banana and the hand are perfectly made, one for the other. You'll find the maker of the banana, Almighty God, has made it with a non-slip surface. It has outward indicators of inward contents — green: too early; yellow: just right; black: too late. Now if you go to the top of the banana, you'll find, as with the soda can makers have placed a tab at the top, so God has placed a tab at the top. When you pull the tab, the contents don't squirt in your face. You'll find a wrapper which is biodegradable, has perforations. Notice how gracefully it sits over the human hand. Notice it has a point at the top for ease of entry. It's just the right shape for the human mouth. It's chewy, easy to digest and its even curved toward the face to make the whole process so much easier. Seriously, Kirk, the whole of creation testifies to the genius of God's creation.
    Ray Comfort

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