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English Dictionary: Certificate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
certificate
n
  1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
    Synonym(s): certificate, certification, credential, credentials
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): security, certificate
v
  1. present someone with a certificate
  2. authorize by certificate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Certificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Certificating}.] [See
      {Certify}.]
      1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
  
      2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the
            captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL.
      certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See {tify}.]
      1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as,
            certificate of good behavior.
  
      2. A written declaration legally authenticated.
  
      {Trial by certificate}, a trial which the testimony of the
            person certifying is the only proper criterion of the
            point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person
            was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate
            of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.
            --Blackstone.
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