noun

certificate

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noun

An official document confirming a fact, qualification, or achievement.

"She framed her university certificate and hung it on the wall."

verb

To provide someone or something with an official certificate.

"The board certificated the new teachers after their training."

How to Use Certificate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn official paper proving something is true, or the act of issuing one.

Common pairings

birth certificate certificate of completion gift certificate

more certificate comparative, certificated past tense, certificates singular, most certificate superlative

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From Old French certificat, ultimately from Medieval Latin certificatum, related to certify.

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