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certificate
[ noun ser-tif-i-kit; verb ser-tif-i-keyt ]
noun
- a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
- a document attesting to the fact that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorized to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
- Law. a statement, written and signed, which is by law made evidence of the truth of the facts stated, for all or for certain purposes.
- Finance.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with or authorize by a certificate.
- to issue an official certificate attesting to the training, aptitude, and qualification of:
to certificate a teacher.
certificate
noun
- an official document attesting the truth of the facts stated, as of birth, marital status, death, health, completion of an academic course, ability to practise a profession, etc
- short for share certificate
verb
- tr to authorize by or present with an official document
Derived Forms
- cerˈtificatory, adjective
Other Words From
- cer·tif·i·ca·to·ry [ser-, tif, -, uh, -ki-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- noncer·tifi·cated adjective
- uncer·tifi·cated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of certificate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of certificate1
Example Sentences
My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father.
They examined every “poll list, tally sheet, certificate of result, and, where necessary, each ballot.”
She continued on to Maine and secured a birth certificate in the name of Julia Wadsworth.
Miller was able to use the Maine birth certificate to secure an Ohio identity card as Julia Wadsworth.
Will it be a simple matter of the newlyweds depositing their marriage certificate?
From the point of view of cover, the gold certificate is completely inelastic.
If you wish, I will send a copy of the certificate of the duty done by this engine, which states very minutely every circumstance.
When these things are done, the certificate of entry is delivered to the applicant and the entry is made.
Does a birth-certificate, a marriage-contract or an inventory of wealth represent a person?
By the way, you can easily put your hand on your birth certificate, as well as the death certificate of your father, I suppose?
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