self-certify

verb

To confirm or certify something without the substantiation of another person or party.

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Meanings

verbself-certify (third-person singular simple present self-certifies, present participle self-certifying, simple past and past participle self-certified)

present singular third person self-certifies · participle present self-certifying · participle past self-certified · past self-certified

  1. transitiveTo confirm or certify something without the substantiation of another person or party.

Origin

From self- + certify.

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APA

self-certify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-certify

MLA

“self-certify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-certify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-certify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-certify.

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