bear witness

Verb

Meaning

give testimony in a court of law

provide evidence for

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

testify show evidence prove attest take the stand mount state evince indicate argue demonstrate promise witness declare

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Antonyms

dispute lie contest resist predict deny

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Hypernyms

declare inform

Hyponyms

evidence demonstrate manifest cite attest certify

Examples

The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek. N.T. Wright

There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world- its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles. Anne Rice

These scars bear witness but whether to repair or to destruction I no longer know. Adrienne Rich

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Elie Wiesel

This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind. John Quincy Adams

Bear witness to facts, not words. Polish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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