certified

1. 1
   meets standardsadjective

   Of a product, service, organization, or person: checked and formally confirmed, usually with a certificate, as meeting a required standard or qualification.

   She became a certified yoga instructor after two years of training.

   The hospital buys its equipment only from certified manufacturers.

   UsageCertified in a skill (certified in first aid), certified as an instructor, and certified by the body that checks.

   Similaraccredited, licensed, qualified, registered, approved

   Oppositeunlicensed, unqualified

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of certify.

   The county clerk certified the election results on Friday afternoon.

   All of our instructors have been certified by the national lifeguard association.

   UsageOften followed by that and a clause (certified that she was fit) or by an adjective (certified safe).

3. 3
   proven genuineadjective

   Confirmed in writing to be genuine or accurate.

   The lawyer attached certified copies of the deed to the court filing.

   Only a certified transcript of the hearing may be submitted with the appeal.

   UsageUsed of documents, as in a certified copy of a deed; certified people and products have met a standard instead.

   Similarattested, verified, official

   Note

   Courthouses and records offices use it for a document that an official, often a court clerk or notary, has signed or stamped as a true copy or an accurate record. It typically comes before copy, transcript or record (a certified copy of a deed), and offices often accept such a copy in place of the original.

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   undeniableadjective

   Used to stress that someone or something clearly deserves a particular description, as though an official body had confirmed it.

   The movie bombed at the box office, but twenty years later it's a certified cult classic.

   Anyone who can turn that roster into a championship team is a certified genius.

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