notarize
verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnō-tə-ˌrīz 
notarized; notarizing
: to acknowledge or attest as a notary public
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Apps are required to be notarized before they can be distributed outside of the App Store for security purposes, since 2019.
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Once completed, most states require your health-care directive to be either notarized or signed in front of witnesses.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Record: After the deed is signed and notarized, it should be filed with the local county recorder or land registry office.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The father then moved to give provisional custody of his two daughters to his sister-in-law, a US citizen who lives in Baton Rouge, and the mandate was notarized in Louisiana, the documents say.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Once completed, most states require your health-care directive to be either notarized or signed in front of witnesses.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Record: After the deed is signed and notarized, it should be filed with the local county recorder or land registry office.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The father then moved to give provisional custody of his two daughters to his sister-in-law, a US citizen who lives in Baton Rouge, and the mandate was notarized in Louisiana, the documents say.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Notarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notarize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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notarize
verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnōt-ə-ˌrīz
notarized; notarizing
: to sign as a notary public to show that a document is authentic
notarization
noun
ˌnōt-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən
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notarize
transitive verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnō-tə-ˌrīz
notarized; notarizing
: to acknowledge or attest as notary public
notarize a document
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