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present participle of certify
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1
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
- experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln
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2
to give official or legal power to
- certified her as a teacher
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- accrediting,
- authorizing,
- chartering
- [British],
- commissioning,
- empowering,
- enabling,
- investing,
- licensing
- (also licencing),
- qualifying,
- vesting,
- warranting
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3
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
- please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick
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“Certifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certifying. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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