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certify
[ sur-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm:
He certified the truth of his claim.
Synonyms: guarantee, validate, verify, corroborate
- to testify to or vouch for in writing:
The medical examiner will certify his findings to the court.
- to guarantee; endorse reliably:
to certify a document with an official seal.
- to guarantee (a check) by writing on its face that the account against which it is drawn has sufficient funds to pay it.
- to award a certificate to (a person) attesting to the completion of a course of study or the passing of a qualifying examination.
- to declare legally insane and committable to a mental institution.
- Archaic. to assure or inform with certainty.
verb (used without object)
- to give assurance; testify; vouch for the validity of something (usually followed by to ).
certify
/ ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to confirm or attest (to), usually in writing
the letter certified her age
- tr to endorse or guarantee (that certain required standards have been met)
- to give reliable information or assurances
he certified that it was Walter's handwriting
- tr to declare legally insane
- tr (of a bank) to state in writing on (a cheque) that payment is guaranteed
Derived Forms
- ˈcertiˌfier, noun
Other Words From
- certi·fier noun
- pre·certi·fy verb (used with object) precertified precertifying
- re·certi·fy verb (used with object) recertified recertifying
- un·certi·fying adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of certify1
Example Sentences
Flight crew themselves can't certify a death - this has to be done by medical personnel.
What happens if they say, “Actually, the election can't certify there's fraud.”
It requested that accreditation of cannabis testing labs be moved to the State Water Resources Control Board, which already certifies private labs to test food, water, soil and hazardous waste.
Weeks later, the Army Corps of Engineers had tagged the trees for removal, but certified arborists had inspected them as a second opinion and deemed them healthy.
I’ve already certified that the AmeriCorps volunteers that are assigned to us, in fact, are in full compliance with all the executive orders, but we’re going back and forth on that.
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