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certificated

certificated

4.9
A person who has an official paper that shows they are allowed to do a job
  • adjective
  • /sərˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtɪd/
translation icon : certificado
  • The hospital only employs certificated nurses to ensure high standards of care.

Examples

  • After completing her training, she became a certificated yoga instructor, qualified to teach classes.

  • He is a certificated teacher, recognized for his qualifications in education.

  • She earned the status of Certificated Board Member in 1995 and Master Board Member in 1997.

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Synonyms

certified
vscertificated
4 4.0

Officially shown to have the required skills by a certificate

is about holding a formal certificate for professional authorization
credentialed
vscertificated
2 6.1

Having official papers that show you are allowed to do a job or enter a place

refers to having a specific certificate for authorization rather than general qualifications
registered
vscertificated
  • Formal
1 3.8

Officially listed by an authority as allowed to do a job

means holding a certificate that grants authority rather than just being listed
accredited
vscertificated
  • Formal
1 4.4

Officially recognized as meeting standards to do a job

focuses on having a certificate as proof not institutional authorization
licenced
vscertificated
  • UK
3.4

Official permission from a government or other authority to do a job, for example as an electrician

is specifically about having a certificate rather than a permission

Antonyms

Not approved by an official group that checks safety or quality

How Accredited

licensed
3.5
certified
4 4.0
certificated
4.9
recognized
  • Formal
3.5
unaccredited
2 7.2

Surface Forms

certificated positive

Morphology

certificated = certificate (transparent) = certificate + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participle formation from 'certificate' indicating 'having a certificate'.

Etymology

Certificated comes from the same idea as a certificate, which is a paper that 'makes certain' you have a skill or right. So a certificated person has that official paper and is allowed to do the job.