Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine.
- intransitive verb To guarantee as meeting a standard.
- intransitive verb To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the signature of the maker is genuine and that there are sufficient funds on deposit for its payment.
- intransitive verb To issue a license or certificate to.
- intransitive verb To declare to be in need of psychiatric treatment or confinement.
- intransitive verb Archaic To inform positively; assure.
- intransitive verb To vouch for the authenticity of something.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To assure or make certain (of); give certain information to; tell positively: applied to persons, and followed by of before the thing told about, or by that before a verb and its nominative: as, I certified you of the fact.
- To give certain information of; make clear, definite, or certain; vouch for: applied to things.
- To testify to or vouch for in writing; make a declaration of in writing under hand, or hand and seal; make known or establish as a fact.
- To testify; declare the truth; make a certification or certificate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
- transitive verb To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify.
- transitive verb To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
- transitive verb A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
attest to as thetruth ormeeting astandard
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb guarantee as meeting a certain standard
- verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- verb declare legally insane
- verb guarantee payment on; of checks
- verb authorize officially
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That section requires the Attorney General to certify is the search will not involve “the premises, information, material, or property of a United States person. â€
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That section requires the Attorney General to certify is the search will not involve "the premises, information, material, or property of a United States person."?
12/21/2005 2005
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That section requires the Attorney General to certify is the search will not involve “the premises, information, material, or property of a United States person. †That means U.S. citizens or anyone inside of the United States.
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Its introduction had been stalled by a government agency that claimed it needed to "certify" the tablet's wireless networking feature.
The iPhoning of Korea Jasper Kim 2010
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Judges, critics argue, shouldn't "certify" such cases as class actions at the outset.
Proposed Facebook Settlement Comes Under Fire Nathan Koppel 2010
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Judges, critics argue, shouldn't "certify" such cases as class actions at the outset.
Proposed Facebook Settlement Comes Under Fire Nathan Koppel 2010
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Its introduction had been stalled by a government agency that claimed it needed to "certify" the tablet's wireless networking feature.
The iPhoning of Korea Jasper Kim 2010
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Anyone really think Bush would fail to "certify" these benchmarks as written?
House Dem Leaders, House Liberals Staging Dueling Press Conferences Today 2009
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Inexperienced scuba divers should be aware of dive shops that promise to "certify" you after a few hours instruction.
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Inexperienced scuba divers should be aware of dive shops that promise to "certify" you after a few hours instruction.
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