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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb bear witness has 2 senses

• bear witness(v = verb.communication) evidence, prove, show, testify - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
is one way to inform
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• bear witness(v = verb.communication) attest, take the stand, testify - give testimony in a court of law; Array
is one way to declare
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

THESAURUS

bear witness

acknowledge, affirm, allege, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, depone, depose, disclose, give evidence, swear, testify, vouch, warrant, witness

ROGET THESAURUS

bear witness

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

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