 4 definitions found
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Notify \No"ti*fy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Notified}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Notifying}.] [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p.
p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
{Know}, and {-fy}.]
1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a
fact to a person.
No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.
--Sowth.
2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,
the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the
city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.
The President of the United States has notified the
House of Representatives that he has approved and
signed the act. --Journal of
the Senate, U.
S.
Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it
is in constant good use in the United States, and in
perfect accordance with the use of {certify}.
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "certify":
OK, accept, accredit, acknowledge, affirm, allege, amen,
and candle, approve, ascertain, assert, assert under oath,
asseverate, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph,
aver, avouch, avow, back, back up, be sponsor for, bear out,
bear witness, bolster, bond, book, buttress, certificate, charter,
cinch, circumstantiate, classify, clear up, clinch, commission,
confirm, corroborate, cosign, countersecure, countersign, decide,
declare, depone, depose, determine, disclose, dismiss all doubt,
document, empower, enable, endorse, enfranchise, ensure, entitle,
establish, find out, fix, fortify, franchise, get at,
give evidence, give official sanction, give permission, give power,
give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, guarantee,
guaranty, initial, insure, kiss the book, legalize, legitimize,
license, make certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make sure,
make sure of, nail down, notarize, pass, pass on, pass upon,
patent, permit, privilege, probate, profess, prove, ratify,
reassure, reinforce, remove all doubt, rubber stamp, sanction,
say amen to, seal, second, secure, see that, see to it,
set at rest, settle, sign, sign and seal, sign for, sort out,
sponsor, stand behind, stand up for, strengthen, subscribe to,
substantiate, support, sustain, swear, swear and affirm,
swear by bell, swear the truth, swear to, swear to God,
swear to goodness, testify, undergird, undersign, underwrite,
uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vouch, vouch for, vouchsafe,
vow, warrant, witness
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