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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun certificate has 2 senses
- certificate(n = noun.communication) certification, credential, credentials - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; Array is a kind of document, papers, written document
- certificate(n = noun.possession) security - a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" is a kind of instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
has particulars: certificate of incorporation, birth certificate, diploma, sheepskin, commission, military commission, bill of health, registration, teacher's certificate, teaching certificate, probate, probate will
Derived forms verb certificate2, verb certificate1, verb certify4
has particulars: agency security, government security, mortgage-backed security, registered security, scrip, stock, stock certificate, tax-exempt, tax-exempt security, bond, bond certificate, zero-coupon security, zero coupon security, partnership certificate, proprietorship certificate, convertible, convertible security, letter security, listed security, otc security, over the counter security, unlisted security
Derived forms verb certificate2, verb certificate1, verb certify2
Verb certificate has 2 senses
- certificate(v = verb.possession) Array - present someone with a certificate; Array is one way to award, present
- certificate(v = verb.communication) Array - authorize by certificate; Array is one way to authorise, authorize, clear, pass
Derived forms noun certificate1, noun certificate2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived forms noun certificate1, noun certificate2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
CIDE DICTIONARY
certificate, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See tify.].
- A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior. [1913 Webster]
- A written declaration legally authenticated. [1913 Webster]
certificate, v. t. [See Certify.].
- To verify or vouch for by certificate. [1913 Webster]
- To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
certificate, n. & v.
--n. a formal document attesting a fact, esp. birth, marriage, or death, a medical condition, a level of achievement, a fulfilment of requirements, ownership of shares, etc.
--v.tr. (esp. as certificated adj.) provide with or license or attest by a certificate.
--n. a formal document attesting a fact, esp. birth, marriage, or death, a medical condition, a level of achievement, a fulfilment of requirements, ownership of shares, etc.
--v.tr. (esp. as certificated adj.) provide with or license or attest by a certificate.
Idiom
Certificate of Secondary Education hist.
1 an examination set for secondary-school pupils in England and Wales.
2 the certificate gained by passing it.
1 an examination set for secondary-school pupils in England and Wales.
2 the certificate gained by passing it.
Usage
Replaced in 1988 by the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Derivative
certification n.
Etymology
F certificat or med.L certificatum f. certificare: see CERTIFY
THESAURUS
certificate
CD, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, affidavit, attestation, authority, authorization, bank acceptance, bank check, bill, bill of draft, bill of exchange, bill of health, blank check, certificate of deposit, certificate of proficiency, certification, certified check, check, checkbook, cheque, commercial paper, credential, debenture, demand bill, demand draft, deposition, diploma, draft, due bill, exchequer bill, letter of credit, money order, navicert, negotiable instrument, notarized statement, note, note of hand, paper, postal order, promissory note, sheepskin, sight bill, sight draft, sworn statement, testamur, testimonial, ticket, time bill, time draft, trade acceptance, treasury bill, visa, vise, voucher, warrant, warranty, witnessROGET THESAURUS
certificate
Security
N security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.Evidence
N evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment), showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory, by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal, dictum de dicto, mise en evidence.Record
N record, trace, vestige, relic, remains, scar, cicatrix, footstep, footmark, footprint, pug, track mark, wake, trail, scent, piste, monument, hatchment, slab, tablet, trophy, achievement, obelisk, pillar, column, monolith, memorial, memento, testimonial, medal, commemoration, record, note, minute, register, registry, roll, cartulary, diptych, Domesday book, catalogue raisonne, entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket, notch, muniment, deed, document, deposition, proces verbal, affidavit, certificate, notebook, memorandum book, memo book, pocketbook, commonplace book, portfolio, pigeonholes, excerpta, adversaria, jottings, dottings, gazette, gazetteer, newspaper, daily, magazine, almanac, almanack, calendar, ephemeris, diary, log, journal, daybook, ledger, cashbook, petty cashbook, professional journal, scientific literature, the literature, primary literature, secondary literature, article, review article, archive, scroll, state paper, return, blue book, statistics, compte rendu, Acts of, Transactions of, Proceedings of, Hansard's Debates, chronicle, annals, legend, history, biography, Congressional Records, registration, registry, enrollment, inrollment, tabulation, entry, booking, signature, recorder, journalism, recording, tape recording, videotape, compact disk, floppy disk, diskette, hard disk, Winchester disk, read-only memory, ROM, write once read mostly memory, WORM, on record, exegi monumentum aere perennium, read their history in a nation's eyes, records that defy the tooth of time.
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