From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Notify \No"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notified}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Notifying}.] [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p.
p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
{Know}, and {-fy}.]
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1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a
fact to a person.
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No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.
--Sowth.
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2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,
the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the
city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.
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The President of the United States has notified the
House of Representatives that he has approved and
signed the act. --Journal of
the Senate, U.
S.
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Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it
is in constant good use in the United States, and in
perfect accordance with the use of {certify}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Certify \Cer"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Certified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Certifying}.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L.
certus certain + facere to make. See {Certain}, and cf.
{Certificate}, v. t.]
1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
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We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no
portion on this side the river. --Ezra iv. 16.
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2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a
fact; to verify. --Hammond.
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The industry of science at once certifies and
greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the
creation. --I. Taylor.
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3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration
concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.
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The judges shall certify their opinion to the
chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is
usually founded. --Blackstone.
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{Certified check}, A bank check, the validity of which is
certified by the bank on which it is drawn.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
certify
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever
attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a
high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision
demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest},
{certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}]
2: guarantee payment on; of checks
3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this
state" [syn: {license}, {licence}, {certify}] [ant:
{decertify}, {derecognise}, {derecognize}]
4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA
meat" [syn: {certify}, {endorse}, {indorse}]
5: declare legally insane
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