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certificate

[ noun ser-tif-i-kit; verb ser-tif-i-keyt ]

noun

  1. a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Finance.


verb (used with object)

certificated, certificating.
  1. to furnish with or authorize by a certificate.
  2. to issue an official certificate attesting to the training, aptitude, and qualification of:

    to certificate a teacher.

certificate

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to authorize by or present with an official document
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپھٴǰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·پ···ٴ· [ser-, tif, -, uh, -ki-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • ԴDzc·پi·e adjective
  • ܲc·پi·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of certificate1

1375–1425; late Middle English certificat < Medieval Latin پھٳܳ, noun use of neuter of پھٳܲ certified (past participle of پھ ), equivalent to certific- ( certify ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of certificate1

C15: from Old French certificat, from certifier certify
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Example Sentences

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But officers found a second birth certificate, hidden in the lining of the couple's luggage.

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Following a public search to find her, the Circle has now apologised to Ms Lloyd and is presenting her with a membership certificate on Thursday evening.

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Nyweide was reportedly in the early stages of pregnancy when she died, according to several outlets citing her death certificate.

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The Sun newspaper reported he was at "the centre of a rogue trader probe" for failing to provide an F-gas certificate for his business for 17 months, which is required by the Environment Agency.

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The judges unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act "refer to a biological woman and biological sex" rather than "certificated sex".

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