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certified is an adjective meaning "endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements". It carries 3 recorded senses.
endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
“a certified public accountant”
fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
“a registered pharmacist”
“a registered hospital”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for certified come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.