authenticate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to establish as genuine.
- Synonyms:
- substantiate, validate, confirm
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to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship.
to authenticate a painting.
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to make authoritative or valid.
verb
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to establish as genuine or valid
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to give authority or legal validity to
Other Word Forms
- authenticatable adjective
- authentication noun
- authenticator noun
- nonauthenticated adjective
- nonauthentication noun
- reauthenticate verb (used with object)
- self-authenticating adjective
- unauthenticated adjective
- well-authenticated adjective
Etymology
Origin of authenticate
First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin authenticātus “made authentic” (past participle of authenticāre ). See authentic, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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After each game, the patch will be removed from his jersey for that game, dated and shipped to a Topps’ production facility to be authenticated and inserted into a pack of trading cards.
From Los Angeles Times
After each game, the patch will be removed from his jersey, dated and shipped to a Topps’ production facility to be authenticated and inserted into a pack of trading cards.
From Los Angeles Times
Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social media, many of which are difficult to authenticate, or have even been manipulated.
From Barron's
They authenticate the watches and service them to the brand’s standards.
Passkeys authenticate your identity using a pair of mathematically related values, called keys, one residing with the website or app, the other in your password manager.
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