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1. Endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
   "a certified public accountant"
    
2. Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
   - qualified
    
3. Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
   - certifiable

1. Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behaviour, attitude, or external attributes
   - attest, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
    
2. Guarantee payment on; of checks
    
3. Authorize officially
   "I am certified to practice law in this state";
   - license, licence [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Guarantee as meeting a certain standard
   "certified grade AAA meat";
   - endorse, indorse
    
5. Declare legally insane

See also: authorised [Brit], authorized, certifiable, certificated, credentialled, documented, insane, registered

Type of: adjudge, authorise [Brit], authorize, bear witness, clear, declare, evidence, guarantee, hold, pass, prove, secure, show, testify, warrant, witness

Antonym: uncertified

Encyclopedia: Certified