Certified vs Testified - What's the difference?
certified | testified |
(certify)
to attest to as the truth or meeting a standard
(testify)
To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
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* Bible, Numbers xxxv. 30
To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
* Bible, John iii. 11
As verbs the difference between certified and testified
is that certified is past tense of certify while testified is past tense of testify.certified
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*certify
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* (to attest as to) attest, witness, vouch for, approve, confirmDerived terms
* certifiable * decertifyAnagrams
*testified
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(head)testify
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(en-verb) (intransitive'' or ''transitive )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.
- We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.