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certify Definition

cer·tify (sʉrt′ə fī′)

transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

  1. to declare (a thing) true, accurate, certain, etc. by formal statement, often in writing; verify; attest
  2. to declare officially insane and committable to a mental institution
  3. ☆ to guarantee the quality or worth of (a check, document, etc.); vouch for
  4. to issue a certificate or license to
  5. Archaic to assure; make certain

Etymology: ME certifien < OFr certifier < LL certificare < L certus, certain + -fy

intransitive verb

to testify (to)

certify Related Forms
cer′·ti·fi′er noun
certify Synonyms

certify

v.

  1. To give assurance

    guarantee, accredit, vouch for, endorse; see approve 1, guarantee 1.

  2. To state formally

    attest, verify, swear, confirm; see declare 1, testify 2. See syn. study at approve.

certify Law Definition

v

  1. To attest, authenticate, or verify something in writing.
  2. To issue a certificate.
  3. To judicially determine that a person is mentally or otherwise not competent.
  4. To judicially determine that a group of individuals or entities meets the requirements to proceed with a class action. See also certification and decertify.
certify Usage Examples

Object

  • shipman: Shipman certified that the cause of Mrs Thomas ' death was coronary thrombosis.
  • FSC: A 100 % of garden furniture sold is FSC certified or is sourced from forests working toward FSC certification.
  • chronometer: Needless to say it is an officially certified Swiss chronometer as indicated by the dial markings.
  • authenticity: Ideally, however, governments should certify the authenticity of the CAs public key.
  • notary: This means that the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office certify the Notary 's signature and seal.
  • platinum: The album was certified triple platinum in September 2004.

Subject

  • actuary: The Company contributed at the rate of 27.4 % with effect from 1 January 2003 as certified by the scheme actuary.
  • auditor: Its books have been certified by an independent auditor and inspected by the National AIDS Trust.
  • solicitor: You may send in copies of documents certified by a solicitor.

Adjective complement

  • apostilled: An apostille is a special seal applied by an authority to certify Apostilled.
  • insane: Synopsis: Sparrow of M17, hearing James ' cover is blown, quietly orders him certified insane.
  • organic: In 1985, just 100,000 hectares of EU farm land was certified organic -- less than 0.1 per cent of total farm land.

Modifying Another Word

  • organically: Of Majomut's 1,400 farmers, 1,200 are now organically certified or in the process of being certified.
  • medically: While Berwick-on-Tweed ( SB ) want the Government to sever the link between medically certified absence and disciplinary action.
  • independently: South West Water used an independently certified Asset Management Plan to determine the level of annual expenditure required.
  • duly: Duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of the other signatory states.
  • externally: There has been a growing interest in externally certified environmental management systems.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: The FSC logo identifies products which contain wood from well managed forests independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council.

Preposition: by

  • actuary: The Company contributed at the rate of 27.4 % with effect from 1 January 2003 as certified by the scheme actuary.
  • auditor: Its books have been certified by an independent auditor and inspected by the National AIDS Trust.