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certified
adjective
1 certified
Endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements.
2 certified
Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly).
synonym: certifiable.
3 certified
Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill.
synonym: qualified.
Moby thesaurus: accepted, acknowledged, actual, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, approved, ascertained, asserted, asseverated, assured, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, avowed, borne out, categorically true, certain, circumstantiated, conceded, confessed, confirmed, corroborated, countersigned, covered, decided, declared, demonstrated, deposed, determinate, determined, documentary, effectual, endorsed, ensured, enunciated, established, factual, fixed, granted, guaranteed, historical, in the bag, insured, made sure, manifestoed, nailed down, not in error, notarized, objectively true, on ice, open-and-shut, pledged, predicated, professed, pronounced, proved, proven, ratified, real, received, recognized, sealed, secure, secured, set, settled, shown, signed, stamped, stated, substantiated, sure, sure-enough, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, tested, tried, true, true as gospel, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, underwritten, undoubted, unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable, unrefuted, validated, veracious, verified, veritable, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted ... show more.
certify
verb
1 certify
Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes.
synonyms: attest, demonstrate, evidence, manifest.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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Roget 535:
assert;
make an assertion
etc.
n.;
have one's say;
say,
affirm,
predicate,
declare,
state;
protest,
profess.
put forth,
put forward;
advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach,
set forth,
hold out,
maintain,
contend,
pronounce,
pretend.
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear;
make oath,
take one's oath;
make an affidavit,
swear an affidavit,
put in an affidavit;
take one's Bible oath,
kiss the book,
vow,
vitam impendere vero [Lat.];
swear till one is black in the face,
swear till one is blue in the face,
swear till all's blue;
be sworn,
call Heaven to witness;
vouch,
warrant,
certify,
assure,
swear by bell book and candle.
swear by
etc.
(believe)
484;
insist upon,
take one's stand upon;
emphasize,
lay stress on;
assert roundly,
assert positively;
lay down,
lay down the law;
raise one's voice,
dogmatize,
have the last word;
rap out;
repeat;
reassert,
reaffirm.
announce
etc.
(information)
527;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488;
attest
etc.
(evidence)
467;
adjure
etc.
(put to one's oath)
768.
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Dutch: betogen, demonstreren, manifesteren
2 certify
Guarantee payment on; of checks.
3 certify
Authorize officially.
synonyms: licence, license.
Dutch: toekennen, vergunning
4 certify
5 certify
Moby thesaurus: OK, accept, accredit, acknowledge, affirm, allege, amen, and candle, approve, ascertain, assert, assert under oath, asseverate, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, aver, avouch, avow, back, back up, be sponsor for, bear out, bear witness, bolster, bond, book, buttress, certificate, charter, cinch, circumstantiate, classify, clear up, clinch, commission, confirm, corroborate, cosign, countersecure, countersign, decide, declare, depone, depose, determine, disclose, dismiss all doubt, document, empower, enable, endorse, enfranchise, ensure, entitle, establish, find out, fix, fortify, franchise, get at, give evidence, give official sanction, give permission, give power, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, guarantee, guaranty, initial, insure, kiss the book, legalize, legitimize, license, make certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make sure, make sure of, nail down, notarize, pass, pass on, pass upon, patent, permit, privilege, probate, profess, prove, ratify, reassure, reinforce, remove all doubt, rubber stamp, sanction, say amen to, seal, second, secure, see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, sign, sign and seal, sign for, sort out, sponsor, stand behind, stand up for, strengthen, subscribe to, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, swear and affirm, swear by bell, swear the truth, swear to, swear to God, swear to goodness, testify, undergird, undersign, underwrite, uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vouch, vouch for, vouchsafe, vow, warrant, witness ... show more.
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