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Adhere vs Testify - What's the difference?

adhere | testify |

As verbs the difference between adhere and testify

is that adhere is while testify is to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

adhere

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(adher)
  • To stick fast or , as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
  • To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
  • To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
  • Antonyms

    * cleave

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    testify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb) (intransitive'' or ''transitive )
  • 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.
  • * Bible, Numbers xxxv. 30
  • One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
  • To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
  • * Bible, John iii. 11
  • We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

    Synonyms

    * bear witness

    See also

    * compel testimony