单词 | certify |
释义 | certify (once / 416 pages) 1v 2v 3v To certify is to provide proof for something or to license someone, like a lawyer. You can certify a lawyer or certify that someone’s insane. Either way, when you certify something, you make it official. To certify is to have evidence that something is true, to make certain. If you certify that you own a house, you prove it's yours. Vouching for a friend can certify that the friend is a good person. Professionals like lawyers, doctors, and accountants must be certified. Being certified assures others that the person is qualified. Certify also refers to declaring someone legally insane, so make sure your doctor is certified by the medical board, not the loony bin. WORD FAMILYcertify: certifiable, certificate, certification, certificatory, certified, certifies, certifying, decertify+/certifiable: certifiably/certificate: certificated, certificates, certificating/certification: certifications/certified: uncertified/decertify: decertified, decertifying USAGE EXAMPLESHolcomb’s office says that Klutz will be the first certified public accountant to be Indiana auditor. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) While paying for the meals herself keeps things “interesting” financially for the certified nursing assistant who just started working full-time again, it doesn’t matter. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) But when the national popular vote was certified, the major national pollsters were nearly redeemed. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes Syn|Hypo|Hyper attest, demonstrate, evidence, manifest attest establish or verify the usage of authenticate establish the authenticity of something reflectgive evidence of the quality of reflectgive evidence of a certain behavior notarise, notarizeauthenticate as a notary condemndemonstrate the guilt of (someone) proveobtain probate of mirrorreflect or resemble attaintcondemn by attainder bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify provide evidence for 2v guarantee as meeting a certain standard certified grade AAA meat Syn|Hyper endorse, indorse guarantee, warrant stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of 3v authorize officially 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper licence, license decertify, derecognise, derecognize cause to be no longer approved or accepted franchise grant a franchise to chartergrant a charter to accredit, recognise, recognizegrant credentials to authorise, authorize, clear, pass grant authorization or clearance for v guarantee payment on; of checks 3Hyper secure assure payment of v declare legally insane Hyper adjudge, declare, hold declare to be |
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