certify
verbUK /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ · CA, US /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/
Etymology From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.
1
To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
2
Law To authenticate or verify in writing.
3
To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
- These blankets have been certified as fireproof.
4
Archaic To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
- Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.1847, The Church of England Magazine, volume 23, page 239:
5
Archaic To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
- After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- certifiability, certifiable, decertify, miscertify, overcertify, precertify, recertify, self-certify, uncertify
- Related terms
- certification