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verb (used with object)
1.
to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm: He certified the truth of his claim.
2.
to testify to or vouch for in writing: The medical examiner will certify his findings to the court.
3.
to guarantee; endorse reliably: to certify a document with an official seal.
4.
to guarantee (a check) by writing on its face that the account against which it is drawn has sufficient funds to pay it.
5.
EXPANDto award a certificate to (a person) attesting to the completion of a course of study or the passing of a qualifying examination.
6.
to declare legally insane and committable to a mental institution.
7.
COLLAPSEArchaic. to assure or inform with certainty.
verb (used without object)
8.
to give assurance; testify; vouch for the validity of something (usually followed by to).
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Certify to
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English certifien < Middle French certifier < Late Latin certificāre, equivalent to Latin certi- (combining form of certus decided; see certain) + -ficāre -fy
1300–50; Middle English certifien < Middle French certifier < Late Latin certificāre, equivalent to Latin certi- (combining form of certus decided; see certain) + -ficāre -fy
Related forms
cer·ti·fi·er, noun
pre·cer·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·cer·ti·fied, pre·cer·ti·fy·ing.
re·cer·ti·fy, verb (used with object), re·cer·ti·fied, re·cer·ti·fy·ing.
un·cer·ti·fy·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. corroborate, verify, validate, guarantee.
1. corroborate, verify, validate, guarantee.
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