authenticate
verb (used with object)
to establish as genuine.
have authenticated
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present perfectof authenticate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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An eBay boss told the BBC they have authenticated 10 million luxury items so buyers can "be confident" they're not getting a fake.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
In that respect France is much richer, because there we have authenticated memoirs of some of the most important men, and of others who really saw what passed and wrote it down at the time.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher
Alas, however, for his prospects! every document, every letter, every scrap of writing that could have authenticated his claim was gone.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
