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TESTIFIED

Definition: TESTIFIED

TESTIFIED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Testify

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "TESTIFIED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)



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Crosswords: TESTIFIED

English words defined with "TESTIFIED": bear witnessevidenceproveshowtestify. (references)

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Modern Usage: TESTIFIED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

No! I did my job. I testified against the Klan. (Ghosts of Mississippi; writing credit: Lewis Colick)

What, just because he found one exactly like it? The old man saw him. Right there on the stairs. What's the difference how many seconds it was? Every single thing. The knife falling through a hole in his pocketyou can't prove that he didn't get to the door! Sure, you can hobble around the room and take all the time you want, but you can't prove it! And that stuff with the El! And the movies! Now there's a phony deal if I ever saw one. I'd betcha five thousand dollars I'd remember the names of the movies I saw! I'm tellin' ya: every single thing that has went on has been twistedand turned. This business with the glasses. How do you know she didn't have 'em on? This woman testified in open court! (12 Angry Men; writing credit: Reginald Rose)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: TESTIFIED

DomainTitle

Books

  • Alleged retaliation by Sumitomo Corp. of America against employee who testified before Congress about sexual harassment and discrimination : hearing before the Employment and Housing Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Represe (reference)

  • The Great Chicago Fire, October 8-10, 1871, Described by Eight Men and Women Who Experienced Its Horrors and Testified to the Courage of Its inhabitan (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: TESTIFIED

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W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TESTIFIED

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Russia

On August 28, witnesses testified that the explosive materials in Kholodov's briefcase did not come from military stock and weighed less than 50 grams, undermining the case against Popovskikh. (references)

Korea

In April 1999, witnesses testified before the U.S. Congress on the treatment of persons held in prison camps through the early 1990's. The witnesses stated that prisoners held on the basis of their religious beliefs generally were treated worse than other inmates were. (references)

Human Rights

Russia

Witnesses testified that the accused gave state secrets to a British NGO. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

In May 2000, soldiers who defected from the armed forces testified before members of a fact finding human rights NGO that they were ordered to participate in ground attacks and were instructed to kill civilians in non-government and SPLA controlled villages in the Talisman oil concession area in the Western Upper Nile region in 2000; there were similar reports during the year. (references)

Political Rights

Samoa

Retaliation was directed against witnesses who testified regarding bribery. (references)

Worker Rights

Thailand

In October nine underage girls from China and Burma, who had been discovered during police raids on sex venues, testified against alleged traffickers in Chiang Mai. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: TESTIFIED

"TESTIFIED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 75.25% of the time. "TESTIFIED" is used about 101 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)75.25%7638,217
Lexical Verb (past participle)24.75%2569,787
                    Total100.00%101N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: TESTIFIED

Language Translations for "TESTIFIED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

作证 (testify, Testifying). (various references)

   

Danish

  

finansielt guld optræder i form af mønter,ingots eller barrer med en finhedsgrad på mindst 995/1 000,som bekræftes ved et stempel og garanticertifikat (financial gold takes the form of coin, ingots and bars with a purity of at least 995/1000, the purity being testified by a hallmark and a smelter's certificate of guarantee). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

financieel goud komt voor in de vorm van munten,baren en staven met een goudgehalte van 995/1000 of meer,wat gestaafd wordt door een merkstempel en een garantiecertificaat van de smelter (financial gold takes the form of coin, ingots and bars with a purity of at least 995/1000, the purity being testified by a hallmark and a smelter's certificate of guarantee). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

todistaja todisti, että (the witness testified that). (various references)

   

French

  

attestai, attestée, attestâmes, attestèrent. (various references)

   

German

  

bezeugten, bezeugte (witnessed, wittnessed), bezeugen (attest, attest to, bear witness of, testify, to testify, to witness, vouch, witness). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μάρτυς απέκρυψε ή παρεποίησε τα πραγματικά γεγονότα για τα οποία κατέθεσε ή ηρωτήθη από το "ικαστήριο (a witness has concealed facts or falsified evidence on any matter on which he has testified or been examined by the Court), ο οικονομικός χρυσός λαμβάνει τη μορφή νομισμάτων,πλινθωμάτων και ράβδων με καθαρότητα τουλάχιστο 995/1000,η οποία πιστοποιείται με επίσημη σ (the purity being testified by a hallmark and a smelter's certificate of guarantee). (various references)

   

Italian

  

un testimonio ha dissimulato o falsato la realt dei fatti sul quali ha deposto o è stato interrogato dalla Corte (a witness has concealed facts or falsified evidence on any matter on which he has testified or been examined by the Court), l'oro finanziario si presenta sotto forma di monete,lingotti o barre che hanno un titolo uguale o superiore a 995/1000,titolo attestato da un punzone e un certificato di garanzia del fonditore (financial gold takes the form of coin, ingots and bars with a purity of at least 995/1000, the purity being testified by a hallmark and a smelter's certificate of guarantee). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

증언하". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

estifiedtay

   

Portuguese

  

uma testemunha ocultou ou falseou a realidade dos factos acerca dos quais depôs ou foi interrogado em Tribunal (a witness has concealed facts or falsified evidence on any matter on which he has testified or been examined by the Court), o ouro financeiro apresenta-se na forma de moeda,lingotes ou barras com o teor igual ou superior a 995/1000,teor este atestado por uma marca e um certificado de garantia do fundidor (financial gold takes the form of coin, ingots and bars with a purity of at least 995/1000, the purity being testified by a hallmark and a smelter's certificate of guarantee). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

свидетельствовать (attest, bear testimony, bear witness, certificate, evidence, give evidence, record, testify, witnessed). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

testi/fico, atestigua/do. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TESTIFIED

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 5, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintUmeiV apestalkate proV iwannhn kai memarturhken th alhqeia
Latin405VulgateVos misistis ad Iohannem et testimonium perhibuit veritati
Old English990West SaxonGe senden to Iohanne. & he cyddesoðfæste (sic) ge-witnesse.
Middle English1395WyclifYe senten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng to treuthe.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYe sent vnto Iohn and he bare witnes vnto the truthe.
Jacobean English1611King JamesYe sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
Victorian English1833WebsterYe sent to John, and he testified to the truth.
Basic English1964OgdenYou sent to John and he gave true witness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TESTIFIED

LanguageJohn Chapter 5, Verse 33
Bulgarian(Обаче свидетелството, което Аз приемам, не е от човека; но казвам това за да се спасите вие).
CebuanoInyong gipasugoan si Juan, ug gipanghimatud-an niya ang tinuod.
Chinese 們 曾 差 人 到 約 翰 那 裡 、 他 為 真 理 作 過 見 證 。
CroatianVi ste poslali k Ivanu i on je posvjedoèio za istinu.
DanishI have sendt Bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for sandheden.
DutchGijlieden hebt tot Johannes gezonden, en hij heeft der waarheid getuigenis gegeven.
FinnishTe lähetitte lähettiläät Johanneksen luo, ja hän todisti sen, mikä totta on.
FrenchVous avez envoyé vers Jean, et il a rendu témoignage la vérité.
GermanIhr schicktet zu Johannes, und er zeugte von der Wahrheit.
Haitian CreoleNou te voye moun bò kot Jan. Li te di nou verite a jan l' ye a.
HungarianTi elküldtetek Jánoshoz, és bizonyságot tett az igazságról.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKalian telah mengirim utusan kepada Yohanes, dan ia telah memberi kesaksian yang benar tentang Aku.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKamu ini memang menyuruhkan orang kepada Yahya, maka ia pun menyaksikan atas yang benar itu.
ItalianVoi avete inviato messaggeri da Giovanni ed egli ha reso testimonianza alla verit .
Korean너 희 가 " 한 에 게 사 람 을 보 내 매 " 한 이 진 리 에 대 하 여 증 거 하 였 느 니 라
LatvianJûs sûtîjât pie Jâòa; un viòð deva liecîbu patiesîbai.
MaoriI tono tangata koutou ki a Hoani, a i whakaaturia e ia te pono.
Modern GreekΣεις απεστειλατε προς τον Ιωαννην, και εμαρτυρησεν εις την αληθειαν·
NorwegianI har sendt bud til Johannes, og han har vidnet for sannheten;
PortugueseVós mandastes mensageiros a João, e ele deu testemunho da verdade;   
RumanianVoi ayi trimes la Ioan, wi el a mqrturisit pentru adevqr.
RussianчЩ ПУЩМБМЙ Л йПБООХ, Й ПО ЪБУЧЙ"ЕФЕМШУФЧПЧБМ П' ЙУФЙОЕ.
ShuarAtumsha Juankai wi Túramu inintrusmarme tura nii timia nu nekasaiti.
SpanishVosotros enviasteis mensajeros a Juan, y él ha dado testimonio de la verdad.
SwahiliNinyi mlituma ujumbe kwa Yohane naye aliushuhudia ukweli.
SwedishI haven sänt bud till Johannes, och han har vittnat för sanningen,
Thaiท่านทั้งหลายไ"้ใช้คนไปหายอห์น และยอห์นก็ไ"้เป็นพยานถึงความจริง
Ukrainian'и послали були до Івана, і він свідчив про правду.
UmaKoi' mpohubui doo-ni hilou hi Yohanes Topeniu' wengi, pai' na'uli' -miraka posabi' -na. Napa to na'uli' toe, bate makono omea.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: TESTIFIED

Misspellings

"TESTIFIED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: restaffed, restified. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "TESTIFIED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "TESTIFIED" (pronounced te"stufī'd)
6-s t u f ī' djustified, mystified, unjustified.
5-t u f ī' dcertified, decertified, fortified, gratified, identified, misidentified, mortified, notified, quantified, ratified, rectified, stratified, unidentified.
4-u f ī' dacidified, amplified, calcified, clarified, classified, codified, crucified, Declassified, dignified, disqualified, diversified, electrified, exemplified, falsified, gentrified, glorified, horrified, indemnified, intensified, liquefied, magnified, modified, mollified, mummified, nullified, ossified, overqualified, oversimplified, pacified, personified, petrified, purified, qualified, reclassified, reunified, signified, simplified, solidified, specified, terrified, typified, unclassified, undignified, unified, unqualified, unspecified, unverified, verified.
3-f ī' ddissatisfied, satisfied, sulfide, unsatisfied.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: TESTIFIED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-f-i-i-s-t-t"

-2 letters: deftest, deifies, deities, ditties, edifies, fideist, tidiest.

-3 letters: defies, detest, fetted, fisted, fitted, sifted, teiids, tested, tidies.

-4 letters: deets, defis, deist, diets, dites, edits, feeds, feist, feted, fetes, fetid, sited, steed, stied, teiid, tides, titis.

-5 letters: dees, deet, defi, deft, dies, diet, dite, dits, edit, efts, eide, feds, feed, fees, feet, fete, fets, fids, fist, fits, ides, seed, seif, sett, side, sift, site, stet, teds, teed, tees, test, tets, tide, tied, ties, titi, tits.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-f-i-i-s-t-t"
 

+1 letter: semifitted.

 

+5 letters: antifederalist, differentiates, indifferentist.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TESTIFIED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 45 53 54 49 46 49 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000110 01001001 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#69 &#83 &#84 &#73 &#70 &#73 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0045 0053 0054 0049 0046 0049 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

543953544340433938

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Translations: Modern
9. Bible Trace
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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