'Certified' definitions:
Definition of 'certified'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant: uncertified]
adjective
Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn: certifiable, certified]
adjective
Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" [syn: certified, qualified]
Definition of 'Certified'
From: GCIDE
- Certify \Cer"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Certified; p. pr. & vb. n. Certifying.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L. certus certain + facere to make. See Certain, and cf. Certificate, v. t.]
- 1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain. [1913 Webster]
- We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. --Ezra iv. 16. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
- The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal. [1913 Webster]
- The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Certified check, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'certified'
From: GCIDE
- certified \certified\ adj.
- 1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified mail; a certified check. Opposite of uncertified. [Narrower terms: certificated, credentialed, documented; guaranteed] See also certifiable. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. legally insane according to clinical criteria.
- Syn: certifiable. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill.
- Syn: qualified. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'certified'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- acknowledged,
- actual,
- admitted,
- affirmed,
- alleged,
- allowed,
- announced,
- approved,
- ascertained,
- asserted,
- asseverated,
- assured,
- attested,
- authenticated,
- averred,
- avouched,
- avowed,
- borne out,
- categorically true,
- certain,
- circumstantiated,
- conceded,
- confessed,
- confirmed,
- corroborated,
- countersigned,
- covered,
- decided,
- declared,
- demonstrated,
- deposed,
- determinate,
- determined,
- documentary,
- effectual,
- endorsed,
- ensured,
- enunciated,
- established,
- factual,
- fixed,
- granted,
- guaranteed,
- historical,
- in the bag,
- insured,
- made sure,
- manifestoed,
- nailed down,
- not in error,
- notarized,
- objectively true,
- on ice,
- open-and-shut,
- pledged,
- predicated,
- professed,
- pronounced,
- proved,
- proven,
- ratified,
- real,
- received,
- recognized,
- sealed,
- secure,
- secured,
- set,
- settled,
- shown,
- signed,
- stamped,
- stated,
- substantiated,
- sure,
- sure-enough,
- sworn,
- sworn and affirmed,
- sworn to,
- tested,
- tried,
- true,
- true as gospel,
- truthful,
- unconfuted,
- undenied,
- underwritten,
- undoubted,
- unerroneous,
- unfallacious,
- unfalse,
- unmistaken,
- unquestionable,
- unrefuted,
- validated,
- veracious,
- verified,
- veritable,
- vouched,
- vouched for,
- vowed,
- warranted