Wordiyotest
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From Latin testis (witness) and testamentum (a will, from testārī — to bear witness). The "witness" sense runs through: testify (to bear witness), testimony, testament (a witnessed declaration), attest (to witness to), protest (to witness publicly against), contest (to call witnesses against), and detest (originally to curse while calling a god as witness).
Associated Words
attest
To confirm or certify something as true; to serve as evidence
contest
A competition; to compete for or dispute something
detest
To dislike intensely; to loathe
detestable
Extremely offensive or disgusting
intestate
Dying without a valid will; a person who dies without a will
protest
A public expression of objection; to strongly object to something
test
an examination or trial; to evaluate by testing
testament
A legal will; tangible proof or tribute; a division of the Bible
testator
A person who makes a legally valid will
testify
To give evidence under oath; to serve as proof of something
testimony
A formal statement given under oath; a firsthand account