certificate
The definition of a certificate is a document that states an official fact or shows completion of a program.
(noun)- An example of a certificate is a birth certificate.
- An example of a certificate is a document showing that you finished a training program.
To certificate is defined as to verify and issue a document proving something.
(verb)An example of certificate is to examine an antique and verify its age and origins.
See certificate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a document certifying that one has met specified requirements, as for teaching
- a document certifying ownership, a promise to pay, etc.
Origin: ME & OFr certificat < ML certificatum < LL certificatus, pp. of certificare, certify
transitive verb certificated, certificating
Related Forms:
- certificator noun
- certificatory adjective
See certificate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A document testifying to the truth of something: a certificate of birth.
- A document issued to a person completing a course of study not leading to a diploma.
- A document certifying that a person may officially practice in certain professions.
- A document certifying ownership.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English certificat
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin certificātum, something certified
Origin: , from neuter of Late Latin certificātus
Origin: , past participle of certificāre, to certify; see certify
.Related Forms:
- cer·tifˈi·ca·toˌry (-kə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective
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