certified

adjective

holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill

fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

Roots

certuscert- · Latin · sure, settled facio-fi · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for certified

authenticatedadj notarizedv verifiedadj attestedadj guaranteedv validatedadj approvedadj recognizedadj vouchedv endorsedv

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Where does certified come from?

The word certified breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: cert-, from Latin certus (“sure, settled”); and -fi, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.