(certifies, ~ing, certified)
1.
If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
...if the president certified that the project would receive at least $650m from overseas sources...
The National Election Council is supposed to ~ the results of the election...
It has been certified as genuine...
Mrs Simpson was certified dead.
VERB: V that, V n, be V-ed as adj, be V-ed adj
certification (certifications)
An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.
N-VAR
2.
If someone is certified as a particular kind of worker, they are given a certificate stating that they have successfully completed a course of training in their profession.
They wanted to get certified as divers.
...a certified accountant...
VERB: usu passive, get V-ed as n, V-ed
certification
Pupils would be offered on-the-job training leading to the certification of their skill in a particular field.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n