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| cer·ti·fy [ súrtə f ] (past and past participle cer·ti·fied, present participle cer·ti·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular cer·ti·fies) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb confirm truth or accuracy of something: to state or confirm that something is true or correct
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2. transitive verb guarantee payment of check: to indicate on a check that there are sufficient funds to guarantee payment
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3. transitive verb prove quality of somebody or something: to declare that somebody or something has passed a test or achieved an expected standard
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4. transitive verb issue somebody or something certificate: to award a certificate to somebody or something
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5. transitive verb declare somebody to have psychiatric disorder: to declare somebody officially or legally to have a psychiatric disorder and require confinement in a mental health facility
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| [14th century. Via French certifier< late Latin certificare "make certain" < Latin certus (see certain)] |
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  cer·ti·fi·er noun |
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