certified
- having or proved by a certificate: a certified representative.
- guaranteed; reliably endorsed: a certified check.
- legally declared insane.
- committed to a mental institution.
Origin of certified
certify
- to attest as certain; give reliable information of; confirm: He certified the truth of his claim.
- to testify to or vouch for in writing: The medical examiner will certify his findings to the court.
- to guarantee; endorse reliably: to certify a document with an official seal.
- to guarantee (a check) by writing on its face that the account against which it is drawn has sufficient funds to pay it.
- to award a certificate to (a person) attesting to the completion of a course of study or the passing of a qualifying examination.
- to declare legally insane and committable to a mental institution.
- Archaic. to assure or inform with certainty.
- to give assurance; testify; vouch for the validity of something (usually followed by to).
Origin of certify
Synonyms for certify
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authorize, license, confirm, verify, ascertain, notify, endorse, validate, guarantee, approve, accredit, state, attest, authenticate, okay, avow, show, reassure, testify, corroborateExamples from the Web for certified
Contemporary Examples of certified
The parents had chosen to give birth at home, with a certified professional midwife attending.
The request for outpatient medical services has been reviewed and has not been certified.
Having been certified after that date, he found the rule change unfair.
Plus, more and bigger mines in the DRC are coming on tap as certified conflict-free.
After the ballots are certified Friday, the council plans to rehire Moore as police chief.
Historical Examples of certified
The open sea, of the existence of which we are certified, must wash the shores of continents.
The Field of IceJules Verne
The moment you get your message I will hand you the certified cheque.'
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
I certified as to that much, and she immediately ran off to bring my sister.
The Autobiography of Sergeant William LawrenceWilliam Lawrence
They certified it with their own names, and then passed with their children into the sunshine.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
I have no certified advice to offer on the question of textbooks.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
certified
- holding or guaranteed by a certificate
- endorsed or guaranteeda certified cheque
- (of a person) declared legally insane
certify
- to confirm or attest (to), usually in writingthe letter certified her age
- (tr) to endorse or guarantee (that certain required standards have been met)
- to give reliable information or assuranceshe certified that it was Walter's handwriting
- (tr) to declare legally insane
- (tr) US and Canadian (of a bank) to state in writing on (a cheque) that payment is guaranteed
Word Origin for certify
Word Origin and History for certified
certify
mid-14c., "to declare the truth of," also "to vouch for or confirm" (an official record, etc.), from Old French certefiier "make certain, witness the truth of" (12c.), from Late Latin certificare "to certify, to make certain," from Latin certus (see certain) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Also used in Middle English in broader senses of "inform, give notice; instruct, to direct; to designate." Related: Certified; certifying. Certified public accountant attested from 1896.