Literary notes about certify (AI summary)
The term "certify" appears in literature with a range of nuances, from its strict legal or official use to more figurative or rhetorical applications. In many instances, it is employed to denote a formal confirmation or validation of a fact or appointment, as seen when an authority certifies an appointment or document [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]. At the same time, authors use the word to evoke a sense of personal assurance or even humor, such as when a character challenges another to prove sincerity or truthfulness [6], [7], [8], and [9]. This duality allows "certify" to serve both as the language of legal formality and as a literary device that underscores credibility, authenticity, or even irony.
- The person appointed shall give security to the Board of Trade, which shall, if it sees fit, certify the appointment.
— from The United States Bill of Rights The Ten Original Amendments to the Constitution of the United States by United States - I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the original on file and of record in my office.
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - Notary Public , a professional person appointed to certify to a formality required by law as observed in his presence.
— from The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall - I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an original Declaration of Intention, remaining of record in my office.
— from The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by J. F. (Joseph Florimond) Loubat - I hereby certify that the princess is the lawful wife of the late prince, as is testified by the minutes entered on the church register.
— from Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach - If it be Thou, and none other and naught else than Thou Then certify Thyself, give me a sign!
— from The Epic of Paul by William Cleaver Wilkinson - 'Certify me, Louis dear, before I can quite rejoice, that this fun is not put on.' 'Did you think me an arrant dissembler?
— from Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1 by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge - Those intimate with Mr. Clemens (Mark Twain) will certify that he was one of the charmers.
— from Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie - "I can certify at all events that he is not anybody else's," returns Mrs. Bagnet, laughing.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens
