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cer⋅ti⋅fi⋅a⋅ble

  [sur-tuh-fahy-uh-buhl, sur-tuh-fahy-]
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–adjective
1. capable of being certified.
2. legally committable to a mental institution.
3. Sometimes Facetious. fit or ready for an insane asylum.
4. uncontrollable; insane: a certifiable desire.
Origin:
1840–50; certify + -able

Related forms:
cer⋅ti⋅fi⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
cer⋅ti⋅fi⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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cer·ti·fi·a·ble   (sûr'tə-fī'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. That can be certified: a certifiable fact; certifiable data.

  2. Fit to be declared insane.

cer'ti·fi'a·bly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble (sûr'tə-fī'ə-bəl)
adj.

  1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities.

  2. Relating to or being a person showing disordered behavior of sufficient gravity to justify involuntary mental hospitalization.

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