English > certify: 5 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Model | They certify that there was a traffic accident |
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| Synonyms | attest, manifest, demonstrate, evidence |
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| Narrower | authenticate | Establish the authenticity of something |
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| condemn | demonstrate the guilt of (someone) |
| notarize, notarise | authenticate as a notary |
| reflect | Give evidence of the quality of |
| reflect | Give evidence of a certain behavior |
| Broader | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show | Provide evidence for |
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| Similar to | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
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| Spanish | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, ratificar |
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| Catalan | certificar, confirmar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, provar, ratificar |
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| Nouns | certification | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence |
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English > certify: 5 senses > verb 3, social| Meaning | authorize officially. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
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| Synonyms | license, licence |
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| Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
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| Narrower | accredit, recognize, recognise | grant credentials to |
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| charter | grant a charter / charter to |
| franchise | grant a franchise to |
| Broader | authorize, authorise, pass, clear | grant authorization or clearance for |
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| Opposite | decertify, derecognize, derecognise | Cause to be no longer approved or accepted |
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| Spanish | certificar, confirmar, licenciar, ratificar |
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| Catalan | atorgar la llicència, certificar, confirmar, llicenciar, ratificar |
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| Adjectives | certificatory | serving to certify or endorse authoritatively |
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| Nouns | certification | the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on |
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| certification | validating the authenticity of something or someone |
| certification | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts |
