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   authenticate

   /ɔːˈθɛntɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. prove or show (something) to be true, genuine, or valid: "they were invited to authenticate artefacts from the Italian Renaissance" Similar verifyvalidateprove to be genuinecertifysubstantiateprovebe proof ofgive proof ofcorroborateconfirmsupportevidenceattest tobear outgive credence toback updocumentvalidateratifyconfirmsealsanctionendorseguarantee
   • ▪ (of a user or process) have one's identity verified: "it only accepts commands from users who have authenticated as ‘clients’"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin authenticat- ‘established as valid’, from the verb authenticare, from late Latin authenticus ‘genuine’ (see authentic).

   Derivatives

   • 1. authenticator noun

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   The meaning of AUTHENTICATE is to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine. How to use authenticate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Authenticate.

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   AUTHENTICATE definition: 1. to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is: 2. to prove that something is…. Learn more.

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   AUTHENTICATE meaning: 1. to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is: 2. to prove that something is…. Learn more.

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   If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.

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   to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship: to authenticate a painting. to make authoritative or valid. authenticate. / ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt / verb. to establish as genuine or valid. to give authority or legal validity to. Discover More. Derived Forms. auˈthentiˌcator, noun.

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   When you authenticate something, you establish that it’s the real thing. If you authenticate a painting, for example, you’re sure that it's an original work, not a copy.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › authenticateauthenticate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   to prove that something is real, true or what somebody claims it is. authenticate something The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts. authenticate something as something Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself.