authenticate
verb (used with object)
to establish as genuine.
self-authenticating
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a word derived from
authenticate.
Example Sentences
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Military service is perhaps the strongest such self-authenticating qualification.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2010
They are often stoical; self-control is exalted as an heroic achievement, as being self-authenticating, carrying its own reward.
From Preaching and Paganism by Albert Parker Fitch
