Certify

/ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To attest or confirm in a formal manner; to provide written assurance of something.

The agency will certify that the contractor meets all necessary qualifications.

To issue a certification for something, such as a document or test.

After passing the exam, she received a certificate that would certify her professional skills.

To officially recognize or endorse something.

The product is certified organic by a recognized authority.

To verify something as true or valid.

The auditor was called in to certify the accuracy of the financial records.

From Latin 'certificare', meaning 'to make certain'.

certify the results

To confirm the correctness of the results.

certified check

A check guaranteed by a bank.

certified public accountant (CPA)

An accountant who has met state licensing requirements.

certification

The process of verifying or validating credentials.

certified

Officially recognized as possessing certain qualifications.

certificate

A document affirming the truth of something.

To confirm something in a casual way.

He certified the party was going to be lit.

To give someone approval or validation informally.

She certified his music skills after hearing him play.