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certified

cer·ti·fied
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sur-tuh-fahyd]
    • /ˈsɜr təˌfaɪd/
    • /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sur-tuh-fahyd]
    • /ˈsɜr təˌfaɪd/

Definitions of certified word

  • adjective certified holding or guaranteed by a certificate 3
  • adjective certified endorsed or guaranteed 3
  • adjective certified (of a person) declared legally insane 3
  • adjective certified vouched for; guaranteed 3
  • adjective certified having, or attested to by, a certificate 3
  • adjective certified having or proved by a certificate: a certified representative. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of certified

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; certify + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Certified

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

certified popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

certified usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for certified

adjective certified

  • official — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
  • licensed — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
  • licenced — license.
  • approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
  • authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.

Antonyms for certified

verb certified

  • denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  • disproved — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
  • opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • rejected — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • vetoed — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

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