[n. ser-tif-i-kit; v. ser-tif-i-keyt] 
noun, verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.| 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. | Finance.
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| 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. |
| cer·tif·i·cate (sər-tĭf'ĭ-kĭt) n.
To furnish with, testify to, or authorize by a certificate. [Middle English certificat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin certificātum, something certified, from neuter of Late Latin certificātus, past participle of certificāre, to certify; see certify.] cer·tif'i·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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