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certificate en · ADJ

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.

Meanings

  1. Certified, assured.

Forms

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more certificate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most certificate Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

certify · certified

certificate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɚˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/
  • /sɚˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/
  • /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/
  • (Texas) audio

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.

Meanings

  1. A document containing a certified statement.
  2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
  3. A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
  4. The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of public key certificate.
  6. (Ireland, UK) A motion picture age rating.
    • The film is certificate 15.
  7. (obsolete) Synonym of certification.
    • [W]herfoꝛe, ſeing thei be clere in cõſcience, the cauſe weightie, the cõfutation ouerlong, ⁊ can not be aunſwered, befoꝛe they make certificat home to their cities, they deſyꝛe fyꝛſt therfoꝛe to haue a copie, ſecondarely, that credite be not geuen to this accuſation, before ſuche tyme as their pourgation be heard and examined: […] 1560 October 5 (Gregorian calendar), John Sledaine [i.e., Johannes Sleidanus], “The .VJ. Booke”, in Ihon [i.e., John] Daus, transl., A Famouse Cronicle of Oure Time, Called Sleidanes Commentaries, Concerning the State of Religion and Commonwealth, during the Raigne of the Emperour Charles the Fift, […], London: […] Ihon Daye, for Abraham Veale, and Nicholas England, →OCLC, folio xciiij, verso:
    • [H]e dyd acknowledge his offence, and with earneſt repentaunce dyd flee vnto the mercye of God, takyng ſure holde thervpon, thꝛough ſayth in him whõ he had ſo ſhamefully denyed, his ſynne was foꝛgeuen hym, and foꝛ a certificate and aſſuraunce therof, the rome of his Apoſtle ſhip was not denied vnto him. 1563, “An Homilie of Repentaunce, and of True Reconciliation vnto God”, in [John Jewel?], compiler, The Seconde Tome of Homilies, […], London: […] Richarde Jugge and Iohn Cawood, […], →OCLC, folio 277, recto:
    • Again, whereas many other Eccleſiaſticall Livings, ſince the Certificate of their value into the Exchequer about the 26 of H. 8. are improved and made better; […] 1661, Jo[hn] Stephens, “De Procurationibus [On Procurations]”, in An Historical Discourse, Briefly Setting Forth the Nature of Procurations, […] and Somewhat Also of Synodals and Pentecostals: […], London: […] [F]or the Author, and are to be sold by John Baker […], →OCLC, page 30:

Forms

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certificates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

gender recognition certificate · Leaving Certificate · enhanced criminal record certificate · garage certificate · doctor's certificate · certificate of clean criminal record · certificatelessness · gold certificate · certificate of deposit · public key certificate · certificate of no criminal conviction · stock certificate · certificate of conduct · Certificate of Need · gift certificate · recertificate · certificate of criminal record · medical certificate · certificatory · certificateless · foreign exchange certificate · Junior Certificate · birth certificate · group certificate · digital certificate · X-certificate · marriage certificate · criminal record certificate · Tedder certificate · certificate of occupancy · police clearance certificate · certificate authority · e-gift certificate · death certificate · certificate of good conduct · General Certificate of Secondary Education · noncertificate · certificate of authenticity · silver certificate

Descendants

stifficet · ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ

Synonyms

certification

Translations (149)

bg сертифика́т (document containing a certified statement) · fr certificat (document containing a certified statement) · ru свиде́тельство (document containing a certified statement) · kmr şahedetname (document containing a certified statement) · ro certificat (document containing a certified statement) · sw hati (document containing a certified statement) · id sertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · ms sijil (document containing a certified statement) · kmr bawername (document containing a certified statement) · de Zertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · bg докуме́нт (document containing a certified statement) · fa-ira گُواهی (document containing a certified statement) · io atesto (document containing a certified statement) · ru аттеста́т (academic document) · fi todistus (academic document) · kmr sertîfîka (document containing a certified statement) · fa-ira گُواهینامِه (document containing a certified statement) · ky сертификат (document containing a certified statement) · pa ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ (document containing a certified statement) · sh certifìkāt (document containing a certified statement) · kk сертификат (document containing a certified statement) · fr document (document containing a certified statement) · uk докуме́нт (document containing a certified statement) · fr diplôme (academic document) · cy tystysgrif (document containing a certified statement) · la probatoria (academic document) · he תְּעוּדָה (document containing a certified statement) · ka მოწმობა (document containing a certified statement) · tl katibayan (document containing a certified statement) · is vottorð (document containing a certified statement) · uk сертифіка́т (document containing a certified statement) · de Bestätigung (document evidencing ownership or debt) · hi प्रमाणपत्र (document containing a certified statement) · hu bizonyítvány (academic document) · mel sijil (document containing a certified statement) · uz shahodatnoma (document containing a certified statement) · ga teastas (document containing a certified statement) · id sertifikat (document evidencing ownership or debt) · mi tiwhikete (document containing a certified statement) · sk certifikát (document containing a certified statement) · be пасве́дчанне (document containing a certified statement) · th ประกาศนียบัตร (academic document) · lv sertifikāts (document containing a certified statement) · ka სერტიფიკატი (document containing a certified statement) · ps سند (document containing a certified statement) · pt certificado (document containing a certified statement) · bg удостовере́ние (document containing a certified statement) · hu bizonyítvány (document containing a certified statement) · my လက်မှတ် (document containing a certified statement) · el πιστοποιητικό (document containing a certified statement) · id surat berharga (document evidencing ownership or debt) · is skírteini (document containing a certified statement) · tg шаҳодат (document containing a certified statement) · id akta (document evidencing ownership or debt) · ja 証書 (document evidencing ownership or debt) · hy վկայական (document evidencing ownership or debt) · de Zeugnis (document containing a certified statement) · fi sertifikaatti (document containing a certified statement) · fi todiste (computing theory: information needed to verify a positive answer to a problem) · ru сертифика́т (document containing a certified statement) · fi ikäraja (motion picture age rating) · ca certificat (document containing a certified statement) · ru сертифика́т (document evidencing ownership or debt) · nl attest (document containing a certified statement) · az arayış (document containing a certified statement) · mk сертифика́т (document containing a certified statement) · ur سَرٹِیفِکیٹ (document containing a certified statement) · jv nawala (document containing a certified statement) · uz guvohnoma (document containing a certified statement) · cs osvědčení (document containing a certified statement) · hu igazolás (document containing a certified statement) · ja 証書 (document containing a certified statement) · it certificato (document containing a certified statement) · hy վկայական (document containing a certified statement) · de Zertifikat (document evidencing ownership or debt) · es certificado (document containing a certified statement) · jv sèrtipikat (document containing a certified statement) · uz sertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · kk куәлік (document containing a certified statement) · id ijazah (academic document) · sv certifikat (document containing a certified statement) · fi todistus (document containing a certified statement) · sl certifikat (document containing a certified statement) · be пасьве́дчаньне (document containing a certified statement) · lb Diplom (academic document) · prs شَهَادَتنَامَه (document containing a certified statement) · jv partisara (document containing a certified statement) · ro adeverință (document containing a certified statement) · nn sertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · be дакуме́нт (document containing a certified statement) · tg гувоҳинома (document containing a certified statement) · lt sertifikatas (document containing a certified statement) · lo ໃບຮັບຮອງ (document containing a certified statement) · km វិញ្ញាបនបត្រ (document containing a certified statement) · ko 증서 (document evidencing ownership or debt) · bg свиде́телство (academic document) · bg свиде́телство (document containing a certified statement) · hu oklevél (academic document) · ru докуме́нт (document containing a certified statement) · ar شَهَادَة (document containing a certified statement) · pl atest (computing theory: information needed to verify a positive answer to a problem) · ur سَنَد (document containing a certified statement) · be сертыфіка́т (document containing a certified statement) · hy վկայագիր (document evidencing ownership or debt) · sl spričevalo (document containing a certified statement) · az sertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · ko 증서 (document containing a certified statement) · de Zeugnis (academic document) · id sijil (academic document) · km សញ្ញាបត្រ (academic document) · fi todistus (document evidencing ownership or debt) · tg гувоҳӣ (document containing a certified statement) · ja 証明書 (document containing a certified statement) · pl atest (document containing a certified statement) · uk свідо́цтво (document containing a certified statement) · et sertifikaat (document containing a certified statement) · ky күбөлүк (document containing a certified statement) · pl certyfikat (document containing a certified statement) · ru удостовере́ние (document containing a certified statement) · vi giấy chứng nhận (document containing a certified statement) · th ใบรับรอง (document containing a certified statement) · cmn 憑證 /凭证 (document containing a certified statement) · tr sertifika (document containing a certified statement) · ru свиде́тельство (academic document) · sq certifikatë (document containing a certified statement) · uli diipl’oama (document containing a certified statement) · cmn 證書 /证书 (document containing a certified statement) · ug گۇۋاھنامە (document containing a certified statement) · cs certifikát (document containing a certified statement) · et tunnistus (document containing a certified statement) · am የምስክር ወረቀት (document containing a certified statement) · hu tanúsítvány (document containing a certified statement) · jam cerfticket (document containing a certified statement) · ta சான்றிதழ் (document containing a certified statement) · nl certificaat (document containing a certified statement) · nv naaltsoos bee ééhózinii ályaaígíí (document containing a certified statement) · cmn 證明 /证明 (document containing a certified statement) · it attestato (document containing a certified statement) · da certifikat (document containing a certified statement) · ko 증명서 (document containing a certified statement) · tg шаҳодатнома (document containing a certified statement) · id sertifikat (academic document) · sk osvedčenie (document containing a certified statement) · nb sertifikat (document containing a certified statement) · eo atestilo (document containing a certified statement) · tg сертификат (document containing a certified statement) · ja 認証 (document containing a certified statement) · hy վկայագիր (document containing a certified statement) · sh цертифѝка̄т (document containing a certified statement)

certificate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/
  • /səˈtɪf.ɪˌkæɪt/
  • /sɚˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.

Meanings

  1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

Forms

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certificated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
certificated Tense=Past lexicographic
certificates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
certificating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (4)

de zertifizieren (to supply with a certificate) · de bescheinigen (to supply with a certificate) · da certificere (to supply with a certificate) · de beglaubigen (to supply with a certificate)