certified

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adjective

cer·​ti·​fied ˈsər-tə-ˌfīd How to pronounce certified (audio)
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: having earned certification
a certified gemologist
2
: genuine, authentic
a certified big shot
certified intellectuals

certified

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past tense and past participle of certify

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Adjective You must be certified in order to practice medicine. The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for the job. The food is certified kosher. Her boyfriend's a certified weirdo.
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Some boutique firms refer clients to local experts, such as certified public accountants or estate planning attorneys, while national firms may have these experts on staff. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Even when working with certified cotton backed by transaction certificates, tracing the fiber back through the supply chain took hours of painstaking investigation. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Illinois offers a 35 percent credit for qualified in-state production spending, plus an additional 5 percent on resident wages outside the Chicago area (Wood River qualifies for that boost) and a further 5 percent for certified green productions. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Some counties show the index for free but charge for downloadable or certified copies. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for certified

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First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of certified was in 1611

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“Certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certified. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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