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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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And his death certificate - issued by Kurdish authorities and seen by the BBC - says he died because of "explosive fragments".

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Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen and existing exemptions will continue.

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But she's worried about what happens if it gets cancelled, or if she fails, as her theory certificate only lasts until next March.

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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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ˈپˌھcertificate of admeasurement