The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
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To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify.
--Hammond.The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation.
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To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded.
--Blackstone.Certified check, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
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vb. (present participle of certify English)
Usage examples of "certifying".
Her permitting Harold Bray to service her in exchange for Certifying me I comprehended, revolting as was the idea.
Their problem, as some saw and others didn't, was complex: if Bray's Certifications were false, how reconcile his Certifying me for having declared them so?
As for Stoker, this declaration on the heels of my Certifying his Candidacy made him truly berserk: he wrenched the motorcycle into gear, cursing, babbling, snarling at once, while tears coursed over his grimed cheeks.
He might merely have you utter a formula of enslavement, though, again, doubtless in the presence of witnesses, who might sign a paper certifying their witnessing of your declaration.
This is the secretary of state and others certifying the statewide outcome, as they view it.