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单词 certify
释义 cer·ti·fy
\-ˌfī\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English certifien, from Middle French certifier, from Late Latin certificare, from certi- (from Latin certus certain) + Latin -ficare -fy — more at certain
transitive verb
1. : to attest especially authoritatively or formally:
 a. : confirm
  < cards certifying me as a member of the … Civil Defense Corps — Wilder Hobson >
  < she is not permitted aboard a plane unless a doctor certifies the trip is necessary — Henry La Cossitt >
  < certifies his dramatic talent as the assassin in a nerve-thrumming piece — Newsweek >
 b. : to present in formal communication, especially in a document under hand or seal
  < the judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor — William Blackstone >
 c. : to confirm or attest often by a document under hand or seal as being true, meeting a standard, or being as represented
  < the director … has certified about 140 acres as meeting the conditions presented in the statute — H.S.Truman >
  < they could certify on their honor that their extract contained no salicylic acid — V.G.Heiser >
  < a certified copy of the record >
  < a certified agent of the law >
 d. : to attest officially to (a person's) insanity
  < a certified mental case >
  < certified defectives >
2. : to inform with certainty : assure
 < it does not, of course, certify us of the truth of any event in the past or future — W.R.Inge >
3. : to guarantee (a personal check) as to signature and amount by so indicating on its face — see certified check
4.
 a. : to designate as having met the requirements for pursuing a certain kind of study or work
  < certify a student for college >
 b. : certificate, license
  < certify a teacher >
  < certify a physician >
intransitive verb
: to attest by a certificate
 < five year program leading to examination by the American Board which certifies in that specialty — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College >
Synonyms: see approve
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