different between testify vs testicle

English

Etymology

From Middle English testifien, borrowed from Old French testifier, from Latin testific?r?, present active infinitive of testificor (“I bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”) + facere (“to make”). See -fy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?st?fa?/
• Hyphenation: tes?ti?fy
• Rhymes: -a?

Verb

testify (third-person singular simple present testifies, present participle testifying, simple past and past participle testified) (transitive, intransitive)

1. To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
   • 2014, Ruzwana Bashir, "The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim", The Guardian, 29 August 2014:

     It was only after a decade away from Skipton that I was finally able to garner the courage to return and testify against my abuser.

   • One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

2. To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.

   • We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Synonyms

• bear witness

Related terms

• attest
• testimony
• testimonial

Translations

See also

• compel testimony

Further reading

• testify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• testify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?s?t?-k?l, IPA^(key): /?t?st?k?l/

Noun

testicle (plural testicles)

1. The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.

Synonyms

• testis (medical)
• orchis (medical)
• ball (perhaps vulgar)
• bollock (perhaps alteration of "ballock")
• lamb fries (culinary)
• See also Thesaurus:testicles

Hypernyms

• genitals

Related terms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• scrotum
• bulla
• bull
• bullock

Anagrams

• telestic

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin testicle, diminutive of testis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /t?s?ti.kl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /tes?ti.kle/

Noun

testicle m (plural testicles)

1. testicle

Related terms

• testicular

Further reading

• “testicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “testicle” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “testicle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “testicle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.