bear+witness+to

  • 1bear 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… …

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  • 2bear 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 …

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  • 3bear 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 …

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  • 4bear 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,… …

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  • 5bear witness to — bear witness (or testimony) to testify to little is left to bear witness to the past greatness of the city …

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  • 6bear witness to — ► bear witness (or testimony) to testify to. Main Entry: ↑bear …

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  • 7bear witness to — index attest, certify (attest), depose (testify), evidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8bear witness — [v] vouch for attest, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, depose, evidence, evince, prove, show, testify, testify to; concepts 49,71,317 …

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  • 9bear 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 • …

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  • 10bear 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… …

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