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certify

verb
/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/UK/ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/CA/ˈsɜː.tɪ.fɑe/

Etymology

From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.

  1. derived from certifier
  2. derived from certefier — “confirm, assure, make certain”

Definitions

  1. To attest to (a fact) as the truth.

  2. To authenticate or verify in writing.

  3. To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.

    • These blankets have been certified as fireproof.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To inform

      To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.

      • Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.

    2. To assure (oneself) of something

      To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.

      • After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA