DictionaryRoot: testari
Latin
testari
bear witness or declare
Forms
- testari
- testat- — The form used for completed action.
Origin
Formed from Latin testis, “witness.”
Note
A declaration can establish evidence, affirm a fact, or record a person's wishes.
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verb
detest
dih-TEST/dɪˈtest/
To dislike very strongly.
Etymology
The witness verb, combined with de-, formed a word meaning literally to denounce with one's testimony. Its senses of cursing and expressing abhorrence connect that act of condemnation with intense dislike.