certioratev.
/ˈsəːʃɪɒreɪt/ transitive. To certify, inform authoritatively.
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society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > for certain
certify1340
encertaina1533
certionate1558
certiorate1637
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Epist. sig. B3 We certiorate you..that..you have wrapped your selves in a very evill snare.
1820 Ld. Byron Let. 18 Apr. (1977) VII. 78 I..should like to be certiorated of its safety in leaving Venice.
1853 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 73 133 The juveniles..are wont to certiorate mamma when the footstalks are tall enough for tartlets.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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