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certify

/ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/

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What does certify mean?

verb

  1. To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
  2. To authenticate or verify in writing.
  3. To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
More meanings (2)

verb

  1. (archaic) To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
  2. (archaic) To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/

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But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
I was a willing listener, for I had already seen enough to be able to certify the truth of what he told me without hesitation.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
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The disease and deformity around us certify the infraction of natural, intellectual, and moral laws, and often violation on violation to breed such compound misery.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEssays by Ralph Waldo EmersonProject Gutenberg ebook #16643
This is to certify, that I, the undersigned, have given the bearer, my servant, John, full liberty to go to Baltimore, to spend the Easter holidays.
Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #202