certified
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
certified
adj 1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain
requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant:
{uncertified}]
2: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn:
{certifiable}, {certified}]
3: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as
qualified to perform a specified function or practice a
specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered
hospital" [syn: {certified}, {qualified}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Certify \Cer"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Certified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Certifying}.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L.
certus certain + facere to make. See {Certain}, and cf.
{Certificate}, v. t.]
1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
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We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no
portion on this side the river. --Ezra iv. 16.
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2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a
fact; to verify. --Hammond.
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The industry of science at once certifies and
greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the
creation. --I. Taylor.
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3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration
concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
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The judges shall certify their opinion to the
chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is
usually founded. --Blackstone.
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{Certified check}, A bank check, the validity of which is
certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
103 Moby Thesaurus words for "certified":
accepted, acknowledged, actual, admitted, affirmed, alleged,
allowed, announced, approved, ascertained, asserted, asseverated,
assured, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed,
borne out, categorically true, certain, circumstantiated, conceded,
confessed, confirmed, corroborated, countersigned, covered,
decided, declared, demonstrated, deposed, determinate, determined,
documentary, effectual, endorsed, ensured, enunciated, established,
factual, fixed, granted, guaranteed, historical, in the bag,
insured, made sure, manifestoed, nailed down, not in error,
notarized, objectively true, on ice, open-and-shut, pledged,
predicated, professed, pronounced, proved, proven, ratified, real,
received, recognized, sealed, secure, secured, set, settled, shown,
signed, stamped, stated, substantiated, sure, sure-enough, sworn,
sworn and affirmed, sworn to, tested, tried, true, true as gospel,
truthful, unconfuted, undenied, underwritten, undoubted,
unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable,
unrefuted, validated, veracious, verified, veritable, vouched,
vouched for, vowed, warranted
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