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authenticate

[aw-then-ti-keyt]

verb (used with object)

authenticated, authenticating 
  1. to establish as genuine.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship.

    to authenticate a painting.

  3. to make authoritative or valid.



authenticate

/ ɔːˈθɛԳɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to establish as genuine or valid

  2. to give authority or legal validity to

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • authenticatable adjective
  • nonauthenticated adjective
  • nonauthentication noun
  • reauthenticate verb (used with object)
  • self-authenticating adjective
  • unauthenticated adjective
  • well-authenticated adjective
  • ˈٳԳپˌٴǰ noun
  • ˌٳԳپˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of authenticate1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin ܳٳԳپٳܲ “made authentic” (past participle of ܳٳԳپ ). See authentic, -ate 1
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Footage authenticated by BBC Verify then showed the plane flying low over what appears to be a residential neighbourhood.

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After the Associated Press authenticated the video, the French government changed its tune, describing the moment as merely a playful interaction between the couple.

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It said firms should reassess how their IT help desk "authenticates staff members" before resetting passwords, especially senior employees with access to high-level parts of an IT network.

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He said the documents, if authenticated, would represent one of the biggest developments in the 36-year history of the case.

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The play, which premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in 2022, brings audiences viscerally into the gumshoe work of archivists and researchers who authenticate, clarify and preserve artifacts of history.

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