certify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
His high fever attested to his illness
Types & categories
- bear witness hypernym
- authenticate hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- notarize hyponym
- condemn hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
- attestation derivation
- documentation derivation
- manifestation derivation
- expression derivation
- demonstrative derivation
- attest verb group
Sense 2 verb
guarantee payment on; of checks
Types & categories
- secure hypernym
Related & opposite
- authentication derivation
- certificate derivation
Sense 3 verb
authorize officially
I am licensed to practice law in this state
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- decertify antonym
- authentication derivation
- permission derivation
- certification derivation
- certificate derivation
- license derivation
- licensee derivation
- licenser derivation
- license derivation
- certificatory derivation
- sanction entails
Sense 4 verb
guarantee as meeting a certain standard
certified grade AAA meat
Types & categories
- warrant hypernym
Related & opposite
- authentication derivation
- certification derivation
- certificate derivation
- sanction derivation
- certifiable derivation
Sense 5 verb
declare legally insane
Types & categories
- adjudge hypernym
Related & opposite
- certifiable derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | attestation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | documentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | manifestation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expression |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrative |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | attest |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bear witness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | authenticate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | notarize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | condemn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | authentication |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | certificate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | secure |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | decertify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | authentication |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | permission |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | certification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | certificate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | license |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | licensee |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | licenser |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | license |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | certificatory |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | authorize |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | franchise |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | charter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | accredit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | authentication |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | certification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | certificate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | certifiable |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | warrant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | certifiable |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjudge |