certify

== English == === Etymology === From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/, [ˈsɝ.ɾɪ.faɪ] (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.tɪ.fɑe/, [ˈsɜː.ɾɪ.fɑe̯] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsøː.tə.fɑe/, [ˈsøː.ɾə.fɑe̯] === Verb === certify (third-person singular simple present certifies, present participle certifying, simple past and past participle certified) (transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth. (transitive, law) To authenticate or verify in writing. (transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. (transitive, archaic) To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true. (archaic, reflexive) To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain. ==== Synonyms ==== (to attest as to): attest, witness, vouch for, approve, confirm ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “certify”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “certify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === cretify, rectify == Chinese == === Etymology === Ellipsis of English certified dead. Compare the usage of English pronounce in the sense of “to pronounce dead”. === Pronunciation === === Verb === certify (Hong Kong Cantonese) to pronounce dead; to attest, to declare one's death (by a doctor); to be attested, to be declared dead (by a doctor). (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) declare the death or decline of someone or something