bear witness

bear witness
I verb acknowledge, attest, authenticate, avouch, avow, certify, corroborate, give evidence, inform on, promise, seal, sell out, speak, substantiate, swear, take the stand, tell on, testify, turn informer, turn state's evidence, vouch, witness associated concepts: bear witness to a crime, bear witness to an accident, bear witness to an incident II index acknowledge (declare), avouch (avow), avow, certify (attest), corroborate, notarize, promise (vow), seal (solemnize), speak, substantiate, swear, testify, vouch, witness (attest to)

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  • bear witness to — bear testimony/witness to (something) formal if something bears testimony to a fact, it proves that it is true. The numerous awards on his walls bear witness to his great success …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear witness to — (something) to show by your existence that something is true. The survivors of this disaster bear witness to a terrible event we would like to forget …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear witness to — bear testimony to the majestic windows bear witness to the architect s fascination with natural light his diary bears witness to his lifelong struggle with depression Syn: testify to, confirm, be evidence of, be proof of, attest to, evidence,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bear witness to — bear witness (or testimony) to testify to little is left to bear witness to the past greatness of the city …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear witness to — ► bear witness (or testimony) to testify to. Main Entry: ↑bear …   English terms dictionary

  • bear witness to — index attest, certify (attest), depose (testify), evidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bear witness — [v] vouch for attest, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, depose, evidence, evince, prove, show, testify, testify to; concepts 49,71,317 …   New thesaurus

  • bear witness — verb 1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1) The blood test showed that he was the father Her behavior testified to her incompetence • Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show • …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear witness — verb a) To deliver a testimony, especially as witness He hesitated to bear witness against them in court for fear of reprisals by the fellons accomplices b) To prove, demonstrate The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of… …   Wiktionary

  • bear witness to something — formal phrase to show that something exists or existed Bristol’s grand buildings bear witness to the city’s magnificent past. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym Main entry: witness …   Useful english dictionary

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