certificate
noun
• an official document attesting a fact.
Similar:
guarantee,
proof,
certification,
document,
authorization,
authentication,
verification,
credentials,
accreditation,
testimonial,
warrant,
licence,
voucher,
diploma,
• an official classification awarded to a cinema film by a board of censors indicating its suitability for a particular age group.
• "an 18 certificate"
certificate
verb
• provide with or attest in an official document.
• "the amounts earned have to be certificated by employers"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘certification, attestation’): from French certificat or medieval Latin certificatum, from certificare (see certify).
