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Certify v. t. (past & past part. certified; pres. part. certifying)

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain. "We certify the king, that... thou shalt have no portion on this side the river."

To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. "The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation."

To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal. "The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded."

Certified check, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.

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"Certify" Quotes from Famous Books

... has a provision for the hospital needs of the people. Mr. Woodseer applies to me in cases he can certify. Leddings will do ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

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... received a telegram from Lord Derby to the effect that if General MacIver ventured to land upon the coast of New Guinea it would become the duty of Lord Ripon, Viceroy, to use the naval forces at his command for the purpose of deporting General MacI. Sir Aucland Calvin can certify to this, as it was discussed ...

— Real Soldiers of Fortune • Richard Harding Davis

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... I do hereby certify, that nothing is advanced in the above petition, but what is strictly true, and that if the petitioner had been able to express himself properly, his merits and good qualities would have appeared to much greater ...

— A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume II (of 2) • Philip Thicknesse

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... Confederate, created in aid of the rebellion shall ever be paid. In the event of a constitution being framed with these provisions inserted, and then adopted by a majority of the popular vote as already enrolled, the governor shall certify that fact to the President, and thereupon the President, after obtaining the assent of Congress, shall recognize the State government so established as a legitimate and constitutional government competent to elect senators and representatives ...

— Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 (of 2) • James Gillespie Blaine

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... between the young men, Guy insisting that out of pity she should not be rejected; and the doctor demurring on the ground that he ought to be more strict. As usual, Guy overruled, and seating himself at the table, the doctor was just commencing: "I hereby certify—" while Guy was bending over him, when the latter was startled by a hand laid firmly on his arm, and turning quickly he confronted Madeline Clyde, who, with her short hair pushed from her blue-veined forehead, her face as pale as ...

— Aikenside • Mary J. Holmes

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