Certified

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  certified \certified\ adj.
     1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain
        requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified
        mail; a certified check. Opposite of {uncertified}.
        [Narrower terms: {certificated, credentialed, documented};
        {guaranteed}] See also {certifiable}.
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     2. legally insane according to clinical criteria.
  
     Syn: certifiable.
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     3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record
        as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a
        specified skill.
  
     Syn: qualified.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  certified
       See {certify}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  certify
       v 1: 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" [syn:
             {attest}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
       2: guarantee payment on; of checks
       3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this
          state" [syn: {license}, {licence}] [ant: {decertify}]
       4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade
          AAA meat" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}]
       5: declare legally insane
       [also: {certified}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  certified
       adj 1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements;
              "a certified public accountant" [ant: {uncertified}]
       2: having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; "certified
          milk"; "certified check"; "certified mail"
       3: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
          [syn: {certifiable}]
       4: 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: {qualified}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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