Antonyms for certificate


Grammar : Noun
Spell : noun ser-tif-i-kit; verb ser-tif-i-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : noun sərˈtɪf ɪ kɪt; verb sərˈtɪf ɪˌkeɪt


Definition of certificate

Origin :
  • early 15c., "action of certifying," from French certificat, from Medieval Latin certificatum "thing certified," noun use of neuter past participle of certificare (see certify). Of documents, from mid-15c., especially a document which attests to someone's authorization to practice or do something (1540s).
  • noun authorizing document
Example sentences :
  • This gentleman gave me a certificate, and, as I left him, handed me a dollar.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • And my search for this certificate must be managed with the greatest address.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But at the same time he flatly declined to give a certificate.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • You can still give me a certificate, first arranging the wording of it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • See, see, Richard, here your mother has copied the hospital's certificate.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Then they asked him for his certificate, that they might go in and show it to the king.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • To obtain a certificate from the police, the consent of her parents was necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Once given, the certificate should be honoured and the oath respected.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • The governor, however, said he would not be able to do that without a certificate.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • If you want a certificate of that, you've only got to go to Wellmouth.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for certificate

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