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notarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
no-ta-rize
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English notary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English notarize From notary + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

notarizes (present, singular) notarizing (participle, present) notarized (participle, past) notarized (past) notarise (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonnotarized notarization notarizer unnotarized

Synonyms

notarise

Questions

What does notarize mean?
To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public.
Where does notarize come from?
Etymology tree English notary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English notarize From notary + -ize.

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