certifyverb
uk/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈsɝː.t̬ə.faɪ/[ I or T ] to say in a formal or official way, usually in writing, that something is true or correct:
[ + (that) ] I hereby certify (that) the above information is true and accurate.
[ + noun/adj ] The driver was certified (as) dead on arrival at the hospital.
The meat has been certified (as) fit for human consumption.
[ T ] to say officially that someone is mentally ill:
As a young man, he had been certified and sent to a hospital for the mentally ill.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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Science of psychology & psychoanalysis
certification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/