to recertify
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- verb
- /ˌriːˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ/
- Just how many times can a school librarian recertify in CPR during his or her career as an education professional?
- get recertified
- need to recertify
- recertified every three years
Examples
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I believe that now they want you to recertify every so often.
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I've been talking about getting recertified for years.
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We are going right back to the National Security Council today and asking to have the program recertified, as many techniques as possible.
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When unions change leadership, the government must approve the new leadership and recertify the union's existence and legality.
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Where previously examiners were certified in their positions after passing an exam, they now had to be recertified every three years.
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After three years, an employee in a DBPR-licensed food service establishment must be retrained and recertified.
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One of the OSHA requirements is that if operators took a test and were certified prior to the OSHA 2014 regulations, they must be recertified.
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In accordance with CFR title 14, volume three, chapter one, section 139, sub-paragraph B, Propwash Junction is recertified and open for operation.
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The organization requires all its instructors to recertify their qualifications every two years.
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In order to continue practicing, doctors must recertify their licenses periodically.
Synonyms
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Make a card or agreement valid again after it ends
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To make something correct and usable again or check it still works
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To give official approval again after a careful check
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Make someone officially able to do something again after losing that right
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Recertify begins with re- meaning 'again' and the rest comes from certify, from the root cert- meaning 'certain', as in certain and certificate. So, to recertify is to make a certificate or qualification 'certain again', that is, to officially renew or confirm it.