certify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
To authenticate or verify in writing.
To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.

/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-certify.wav /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/ [ˈsɝ.ɾɪ.faɪ] /ˈsɜː.tɪ.fɑe/ [ˈsɜː.ɾɪ.fɑe̯] /ˈsøː.tə.fɑe/ [ˈsøː.ɾə.fɑe̯]

certify certifies certifying certified

From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.

attest witness vouch for approve confirm

certification

certifiability certifiable decertify miscertify overcertify precertify recertify self-certify uncertify

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