Synonyms for bear witness
bear wit·ness

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1. bear witnessverb

   Synonyms:
   testify

2. bear witnessverb

   To deliver a testimony, especially as witness

   He hesitated to bear witness against them in court for fear of reprisals by the fellons' accomplices

   Synonyms:
   testify

3. bear witnessverb

   To prove, demonstrate

   The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of misrule

   Synonyms:
   testify

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1. testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, showverb

   provide evidence for

   "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

   Synonyms:
   attest, express, rise, leaven, demo, try, exhibit, register, show, testify, establish, depict, test, evidence, try out, tell, present, read, point, examine, indicate, take the stand, record, picture, certify, usher, designate, essay, raise, render, evince, prove, shew, turn out, demonstrate, manifest, show up, turn up

2. testify, attest, take the stand, bear witnessverb

   give testimony in a court of law

   Synonyms:
   testify, demonstrate, take the stand, evidence, show, attest, certify, manifest, prove

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1. • Declare
   • Law

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1. bear witness

   Synonyms:
   testify, depose, state, affirm, declare, aver, avow, say, SWEAR

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1. Alcoholics Anonymous Prayer:

   God, I offer myself to Thee, to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy power, Thy love and Thy way of life. May I do Thy will always. Amen.

2. Martin Bell:

   Together we will bring much-needed supplies, offer comfort to those fleeing the war — and bear witness both to the suffering and to the extraordinary efforts of the agencies offering relief from that suffering.

3. Donald Trump:

   We will never, ever be silent in the face of evil again. Denying the Holocaust is only one of many dangerous forms of anti-Semitism that continues all around the world, this is my pledge to you: We will confront anti-Semitism. We will stamp out prejudice, we will condemn hatred, we will bear witness and we will act. As President of the United States, I will always stand with the Jewish people, and I will always stand with our great partner and friend, the state of Israel.

4. Santiago Lyon:

   Abd is an internationally celebrated journalist who upholds the AP's high standards of ethics and integrity, independent news organizations must be permitted to bear witness to news events without fear of government interference or reprisal.

5. Rabbi Davidson:

   We made the journey to bring relief, but we also made it to bear witness to the suffering of the Ukrainian people, in a world that too often not only turns a blind eye to human suffering but allows it to be written out of history altogether. We just know from our own experience that bearing witness is a sacred duty.