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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

precertify en · VERB

Etymology

From pre- + certify.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To certify in advance.
    • Mr. Potter said that if the judge found that eBay had the same duty as flea markets and traditional retail stores to not sell counterfeit products, eBay will likely have to either stop auctioning famous luxury products or radically alter the way it does business so that it can precertify the authenticity of those products. 2007 November 27, Katie Hafner, “Tiffany and eBay in Fight Over Fakes”, in New York Times:

Forms

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precertifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
precertified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
precertified Tense=Past lexicographic
precertifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

precertification