notarizev.
/ˈnəʊtərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊdəˌraɪz/ Originally U.S.
transitive. To have (a document) certified, legalized, or validated by a notary; (of a notary) to validate or certify (a document).
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1922 N.Y. Suppl. 197 894 His sole function was to supervise the execution of the will, and, to use his own expression, ‘notarize’ it.
1943 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 51 486/1 A pragmatic of August 14, 1651, provided a penalty of suspension from office..for notarizing contracts requiring payments ‘in multiple reals’.
1984 S. King Thinner (1985) ii. 14 The court clerk notarized copy after copy.
1990 Accountancy Mar. 118/1 Before final registration of a closely-held SA, the deed of incorporation must be notarised.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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