"precertify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: precertifies [present, singular, third-person], precertifying [participle, present], precertified [participle, past], precertified [past]
Etymology: pre- + certify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|certify}} pre- + certify Head templates: {{en-verb}} precertify (third-person singular simple present precertifies, present participle precertifying, simple past and past participle precertified)
  1. (transitive) To certify in advance. Tags: transitive Related terms: precertification
    Sense id: en-precertify-en-verb-2Cj2UXup Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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