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syndactyle (medicine) and witness(2) (iou)


syndactyle (medicine)


syndactyle
<ornithology, zoology> Any bird having syndactilous feet.

Origin: Pref. Syn- + Gr. Finger, toe: cf. F. Syndactyle.

Source: Websters Dictionary


witness(2) (iou)



witness verb. ME.
[from WITNESS noun.]
verb trans. Bear witness to (a fact or statement), esp. orally or in Writing; testify to, attest; provide evidence of. ME.
T. Innes The antiquity of the settlement of the Scots in Britain witnessed by our own country writers. Dickens Witness you threeI'm not afraid of him.
b. fig. Serve as proof of; be a token or indication of. LME.
J. Purseglove The price of land continued to soar, as witnessed by the increasing investment in farmland by financial institutions.
c. transf. Of a document: provide formally attested evidence of. Usu. with obj. clause. L15.
d. Show evidence of or as to (an object of allegiance) by faithful speech or conduct; be a witness for. Now rare. E16.
e. Give evidence of by one's behaviour; evince. L16-E18.
verb intrans. Bear witness; testify. Now freq. foll. by to, against. ME.
Decision To meet the spiritual needs of Sports people and..encourage them to witness to their faith. fig.: R. Greene Lette their owne works serue to witnesse against their owne wickednesse.
verb trans.
a. Give formal or sworn evidence of (a fact etc.); depose in evidence. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
b. Attest formally by signature; sign (a document) as a witness of its execution. ME.
c. Be formally present as a witness of (a transaction). LME.
verb trans. Be a witness of (an event etc.); experience by personal observation. L16.
Guardian I witnessed three young Englishmen..smash a bottle over the head of a Finnish woman.
b. fig. Of a place, time, etc.: be associated with (a fact or event); be the scene or setting of. L18.
International Affairs The events of that period..witnessed..all the elements of the thorny process of decolonization.
witnessable adjective (rare) able to be witnessed L19.
witnesser noun a witness LME.
witnessing noun (a) the action of the verb; an instance of this; (b) oral or written testimony: ME.