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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
certified \certified\ adjective
1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified mail; a certified check. Opposite of {uncertified}. [Narrower terms: {certificated, credentialed, documented}; {guaranteed}] See also {certifiable}. [WordNet 1.5]
2. legally insane according to clinical criteria.
Syn: certifiable. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill.
Syn: qualified. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Certify \Cer"ti*fy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Certified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Certifying}.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L. certus certain + facere to make. See {Certain}, and cf. {Certificate}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. --Ezra iv. 16.
2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. --Hammond.
The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. --I. Taylor.
3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded. --Blackstone.
{Certified check}, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
certified See {certify}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
certify
verb
1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: guarantee payment on; of checks
3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: {license}, {licence}] [ant: {decertify}]
4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}]
5: declare legally insane [also: {certified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
certified
adjective
1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant: {uncertified}]
2: having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; "certified milk"; "certified check"; "certified mail"
3: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn: {certifiable}]
4: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" [syn: {qualified}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
103 Moby Thesaurus words for "certified": accepted, acknowledged, actual, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, approved, ascertained, asserted, asseverated, assured, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed, borne out, categorically true, certain, circumstantiated, conceded, confessed, confirmed, corroborated, countersigned, covered, decided, declared, demonstrated, deposed, determinate, determined, documentary, effectual, endorsed, ensured, enunciated, established, factual, fixed, granted, guaranteed, historical, in the bag, insured, made sure, manifestoed, nailed down, not in error, notarized, objectively true, on ice, open-and-shut, pledged, predicated, professed, pronounced, proved, proven, ratified, real, received, recognized, sealed, secure, secured, set, settled, shown, signed, stamped, stated, substantiated, sure, sure-enough, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, tested, tried, true, true as gospel, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, underwritten, undoubted, unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable, unrefuted, validated, veracious, verified, veritable, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted
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