English Explanatory Dictionary

certificate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A document containing a certified statement.
  2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
  3. A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
  4. The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
  5. Ellipsis of public key certificate.
  6. A motion picture age rating.
  7. Synonym of certification.
verb
  1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.
adj
  1. Certified, assured.

Pronunciation

/səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-certificate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-certificate2.wav /sɚˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-certificate.wav /sə(r)ˈʈɪfɪkeʈ/ /ˈsɜ(r)ʈɪfɪˌkeʈ/ /səˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/ /sɚˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/

Word forms

certificate certificates certificating certificated more certificate most certificate

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.

Synonyms

certification

Related words

certify certified

Derived words

birth certificate certificate authority certificateless certificatelessness certificate of authenticity certificate of clean criminal record certificate of conduct certificate of criminal record certificate of deposit certificate of good conduct Certificate of Need certificate of no criminal conviction certificatory criminal record certificate death certificate digital certificate doctor's certificate e-gift certificate enhanced criminal record certificate foreign exchange certificate garage certificate gender recognition certificate General Certificate of Secondary Education gift certificate gold certificate group certificate Junior Certificate Leaving Certificate marriage certificate medical certificate noncertificate police clearance certificate public key certificate recertificate silver certificate stock certificate Tedder certificate X-certificate

Translations

Bulgarian: свиде́телство Finnish: todistus French: diplôme German: Zeugnis Hungarian: bizonyítvány Hungarian: oklevél Indonesian: sertifikat Indonesian: ijazah Indonesian: sijil Khmer: សញ្ញាបត្រ Latin: probatoria Luxembourgish: Diplom Russian: аттеста́т Russian: свиде́тельство Thai: ประกาศนียบัตร
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