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cer·ti·fy

(sûr′tə-fī′)

v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies

v.tr.

a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine: The police certified that a suspect had been arrested.

b. To guarantee as meeting a standard: butter that was certified Grade A.

2. To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the signature of the maker is genuine and that there are sufficient funds on deposit for its payment.

3. To issue a license or certificate to.

4. To declare to be in need of psychiatric treatment or confinement.

5. Archaic To inform positively; assure.

v.intr.

To vouch for the authenticity of something: certify to the facts.

[Middle English certifien, from Old French certifier, from Late Latin certificāre : Latin certus, certain; see certain + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

cer′ti·fi′er n.

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certify

(ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. to confirm or attest (to), usually in writing: the letter certified her age.

2. (tr) to endorse or guarantee (that certain required standards have been met)

3. to give reliable information or assurances: he certified that it was Walter's handwriting.

4. (Law) (tr) to declare legally insane

5. (Banking & Finance) (tr) US and Canadian (of a bank) to state in writing on (a cheque) that payment is guaranteed

[C14: from Old French certifier, from Medieval Latin certificāre to make certain, from Latin certus certain + facere to make]

ˈcertiˌfier n

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cer•ti•fy

(ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

1. to attest as certain; confirm: He certified the truth of her claim.

2. to testify to or vouch for in writing.

3. to guarantee; endorse: to certify a document with an official seal.

4. to guarantee (a check) as to authenticity of signature and sufficiency of funds to cover payment.

5. to declare (a person) legally insane and committable to a mental institution.

6. to certificate; license.

7. to assure or inform with certainty.

v.i.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French certifier < Late Latin certificāre <certus decided (see certain)]

cer′ti•fi`er, n.

certify

Past participle: certified
Gerund: certifying

Imperative
certify
certify

Present
I certify
you certify
he/she/it certifies
we certify
you certify
they certify

Preterite
I certified
you certified
he/she/it certified
we certified
you certified
they certified

Present Continuous
I am certifying
you are certifying
he/she/it is certifying
we are certifying
you are certifying
they are certifying

Present Perfect
I have certified
you have certified
he/she/it has certified
we have certified
you have certified
they have certified

Past Continuous
I was certifying
you were certifying
he/she/it was certifying
we were certifying
you were certifying
they were certifying

Past Perfect
I had certified
you had certified
he/she/it had certified
we had certified
you had certified
they had certified

Future
I will certify
you will certify
he/she/it will certify
we will certify
you will certify
they will certify

Future Perfect
I will have certified
you will have certified
he/she/it will have certified
we will have certified
you will have certified
they will have certified

Future Continuous
I will be certifying
you will be certifying
he/she/it will be certifying
we will be certifying
you will be certifying
they will be certifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been certifying
you have been certifying
he/she/it has been certifying
we have been certifying
you have been certifying
they have been certifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been certifying
you will have been certifying
he/she/it will have been certifying
we will have been certifying
you will have been certifying
they will have been certifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been certifying
you had been certifying
he/she/it had been certifying
we had been certifying
you had been certifying
they had been certifying

Conditional
I would certify
you would certify
he/she/it would certify
we would certify
you would certify
they would certify

Past Conditional
I would have certified
you would have certified
he/she/it would have certified
we would have certified
you would have certified
they would have certified

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Verb	1.	certify - 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" attest, evidence, manifest, demonstrate authenticate - establish the authenticity of something attest - establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993" reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" notarise, notarize - authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized" bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" condemn - demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"
	2.	certify - guarantee payment on; of checks secure - assure payment of
	3.	certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" licence, license authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" franchise - grant a franchise to charter - grant a charter to accredit, recognise, recognize - grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" decertify, derecognise, derecognize - cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"
	4.	certify - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" endorse, indorse warrant, guarantee - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
	5.	certify - declare legally insane adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

certify

verb confirm, show, declare, guarantee, witness, assure, endorse, testify, notify, verify, ascertain, validate, attest, corroborate, avow, authenticate, vouch for, aver They have certified the document as genuine.

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certify

verb

1. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:

attest, testify, vouch (for), witness.

Idiom: bear witness to.

2. To assume responsibility for the quality, worth, or durability of:

guarantee, guaranty, warrant.

Translations

يَشْهَدُ، يُصادِقُ

potvrditprohlásit za duševně chorého

attesterebekræfte

zertifizieren bezeugen

πιστοποιώ επικυρώνω

certificar

todistaa

certifier démontrer témoigner assurer attester

לוודא

írásban igazol

úrskurîa geîveikanvotta, staîfesta

certificare dichiarare attestare autenticare

認証する

patvirtinimaspripažinti psichiškai nesveiku

apliecinātatzīt nepieskaitāmību

attestere stadfeste

vyhlásiť za oduševne chorého

potrditi

bildirmekdeli raporu vermekdoğrulamak onaylamak

证明证明某人患有精神病

certify

[ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ] VT

1. (= confirm) → certificar
certified as a true copy → confirmada como copia auténtica
to certify that → declarar que...

2. (Med) to certify sb (insane) → certificar que algn no está en posesión de sus facultades mentales
you ought to be certified! → ¡estás como una cabra!, ¡estás para que te encierren!

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certify

[ˈsɜː^rtɪfaɪ]

(= declare) [+ payment] → certifier
to certify that → certifier que

(= give a certificate to) [+ trained person] → diplômer

(= register) to certify sb as insane → déclarer qn atteint(e) d'aliénation mentale

vi (= make a declaration) to certify to sb → faire une déclaration à qn, faire une déclaration devant qn

certify

(= confirm) → bescheinigen, bestätigen; (Jur) → beglaubigen; this is to certify that … → hiermit wird bescheinigt or bestätigt, dass …; she was certified dead → sie wurde für tot erklärt; certified as a true copy → beglaubigte Abschrift; the painting has been certified (as) genuine → das Gemälde wurde als echt erklärt; certified cheque or (US) check → gedeckter Scheck

(Psych) → für unzurechnungsfähig erklären; (= put in asylum) → in eine Anstalt einweisen; he should be certified (inf) → der ist doch nicht ganz zurechnungsfähig (inf)

vi to certify to somebody/something → sich für jdn/etw verbürgen

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certify

[ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ] vt

a. → certificare, attestare
the will has been certified → il testamento è stato autenticato

b. (Med) to certify sb → dichiarare malato/a di mente qn

certify

(ˈsəːtifai) verb

1. to declare formally (eg that something is true). I certify that I witnessed the signing of his will.

2. to declare officially that (someone) is insane.

cerˌtifiˈcation noun

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I certify, with my whole heart, to the fidelity of the portrait.

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It is a shameful and unblessed thing, to take the scum of people, and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country, to the discredit of the plantation.

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"I hereby certify that the bearer of these lines, Robert Moody by name, has presented to me the letter with which he was charged, addressed to myself, with the seal intact.

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"The best thing I can do will be to certify the truth of the contents of your petition." And, sitting down, Villefort wrote the certificate at the bottom.

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But the woman had fled through a door, and on the paper was written:--"This is to certify that I, The Worm, have paid in full my debts to the Senior Subaltern, and, further, that the Senior Subaltern is my debtor, by agreement on the 23d of February, as by the Mess attested, to the extent of one month's Captain's pay, in the lawful currency of the India Empire."

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I know the beach well, and can certify that it is as smooth as a grass-plot in a garden; the interior of the grotto, on the contrary, is rough; without reckoning, monseigneur, that at its extremity we shall come to the trench which leads into the sea, and perhaps the canoe will not pass down it."

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Perhaps there might be a particular note to her enclosed; but Lydgate was naturally addressed on the question of money or other aid, and the fact that he was written to, nay, the very delay in writing at all, seemed to certify that the answer was thoroughly compliant.

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The people of Chicago saw the government inspectors in Packingtown, and they all took that to mean that they were protected from diseased meat; they did not understand that these hundred and sixty-three inspectors had been appointed at the request of the packers, and that they were paid by the United States government to certify that all the diseased meat was kept in the state.