notarize
verb
no·ta·rize
ˈnō-tə-ˌrīz 
notarized; notarizing
: to acknowledge or attest as a notary public
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Letters were sent out in December to the 35 neighboring properties and they must be signed, notarized and returned by the Feb. 10 deadline.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of married couples, including the newly married Chaney and Duffy, filled out paperwork and waited in line Sunday to get their documents notarized and witnessed.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
Notarize and record: Just like other types of transfers, the deed must be signed, notarized, and recorded to make the gift official and legally binding.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Many states have further precautions, such as having bipartisan teams compare the signature with other signatures on file, requiring the signature to be notarized or requiring a witness to sign.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of married couples, including the newly married Chaney and Duffy, filled out paperwork and waited in line Sunday to get their documents notarized and witnessed.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
Notarize and record: Just like other types of transfers, the deed must be signed, notarized, and recorded to make the gift official and legally binding.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Many states have further precautions, such as having bipartisan teams compare the signature with other signatures on file, requiring the signature to be notarized or requiring a witness to sign.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Notarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notarize. Accessed 1 Feb. 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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