certify
pronunciation
How to pronounce certify in British English:
UK [ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce certify in American English:
US [ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- guarantee payment on; of checks
- authorize officially
- guarantee as meeting a certain standard
- declare legally insane
Word Origin
- certify (v.)
- mid-14c., "to declare the truth of," also "to vouch for or confirm" (an official record, etc.), from Old French certefiier "make certain, witness the truth of" (12c.), from Late Latin certificare "to certify, to make certain," from Latin certus (see certain) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Also used in Middle English in broader senses of "inform, give notice; instruct, to direct; to designate." Related: Certified; certifying. Certified public accountant attested from 1896.
Example
- 1. The companies are required to obtain third-party audits to certify that they adhere to the standards .
- 2. Securities laws currently require research analysts to personally certify that their reports accurately reflect their views of a stock .
- 3. The intention is not to certify an actual aircraft , but for both sides to learn what will be required to do so .
- 4. In order to satisfy risk-averse aviation regulators , the researchers are working with britain 's civil aviation authority to certify a virtual pilotless aircraft for use in civil airspace .
- 5. If someone declares before an independent witness his intention of committing suicide , and two doctors certify that he is terminally ill , a person accompanying him abroad for that purpose should not face prosecution .