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cer·tif·i·cate
[n. ser-tif-i-kit; v. ser-tif-i-keyt] noun, verb, cer·tif·i·cat·ed, cer·tif·i·cat·ing. noun
1.
a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
2.
a document attesting to the fact that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
3.
Law. a statement, written and signed, which is by law made evidence of the truth of the facts stated, for all or for certain purposes.
4.
verb (used with object)
5.
to furnish with or authorize by a certificate.
6.
to issue an official certificate attesting to the training, aptitude, and qualification of: to certificate a teacher.
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Certificate
is always a great word to know.
So is abate. Does it mean:
| to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ |
| of or pertaining to crime or its punishment |
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Example Sentences
- Postbaccalaureate certificate programs are a small but growing phenomenon in student affairs.
- They each come with a certificate of authenticity imprinted on a plastic credit card.
- The balance of graduate students were enrolled in certificate programs.
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World English Dictionary
| certificate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an official document attesting the truth of the facts stated, as of birth, marital status, death, health, completion of an academic course, ability to practise a profession, etc |
| 2. | short for share certificate |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to authorize by or present with an official document |
| [C15: from Old French certificat, from certifier | |
| cer'tificatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
certificate
c.1480, "action of certifying," from Fr. certificat, from M.L. certificatum "thing certified," noun use of pp. of certificare (see certify). Of documents, from c.1490, especially a document which attests to someone's authorization to practice or do something (1549).
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