"certifiable" meaning in English

See certifiable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more certifiable [comparative], most certifiable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English certify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English certifiable From certify + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|certify|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English certify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English certifiable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "certifiable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="certifiable"> From certify + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} certifiable (comparative more certifiable, superlative most certifiable)
  1. (of a document) That can or must be certified. Translations (that can or must be certified): certificable (Catalan), attestabile (Italian), certificabile (Italian), constatabile (Italian), yn-teishtey (Manx), certificable (Spanish)
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  2. (informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy. Tags: informal Synonyms (mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts Translations (mentally ill): boig (Catalan)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: certifiableness, certifiably, noncertifiable, uncertifiable

Noun

Forms: certifiables [plural]
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  1. (informal) A crazy person. Tags: informal
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Inflected forms

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