An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
CERTIFICATE
certificate, certification, credential, credentials
(noun) a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
security, certificate
(noun) a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; “he held several valuable securities”
certificate
(verb) authorize by certificate
certificate
(verb) present someone with a certificate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
certificate (plural certificates)
A document containing a certified statement.
A document evidencing ownership or debt.
A document serving as evidence as a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
(computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
(Britain, Ireland) A motion picture age rating.
Verb
certificate (third-person singular simple present certificates, present participle certificating, simple past and past participle certificated)
To supply with a certificate, especially following certification
Source: Wiktionary
Cer*tif"i*cate, n. Etym: [F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See tify.]
1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.
2. A written declaration legally authenticated. Trial by certificate, a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. Blackstone.
Cer*tif"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating.] Etym: [See Certify.]
1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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