testifyEnglishOxford American Thesaurustestify verb 1 you may be required to testify in court: give evidence, bear witness, be a witness, give one's testimony, attest; technical make a deposition; Scottish, archaic depone. 2 he testified that he had been threatened by a fellow officer: attest, swear, state on oath, state, declare, assert, affirm, avow, aver, certify; allege, profess, submit, claim; technical depose; rare asseverate. ▷antonyms deny. 3 the exhibits testify to the talents and versatility of the local sculptors: be evidence/proof of, attest to, confirm, evidence, prove, corroborate, substantiate, bear out; show, demonstrate, witness to, establish, indicate, reveal, bespeak; vouch for. ▷antonyms belie.