authenticate

  • 11authenticate — UK [ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt] / US [ɔˈθentɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms authenticate : present tense I/you/we/they authenticate he/she/it authenticates present participle authenticating past tense authenticated past participle authenticated to prove… …

    English dictionary

  • 12authenticate — transitive verb ( cated; cating) Date: 1652 to prove or serve to prove the authenticity of < authenticate a document > Synonyms: see confirm • authentication noun • authenticator noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13authenticate — authenticatable, adj. authentication, n. /aw then ti kayt /, v.t., authenticated, authenticating. 1. to establish as genuine. 2. to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship: to …

    Universalium

  • 14authenticate — verb /ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt,ɑ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ a) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. b) To prove authe …

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  • 15authenticate — verb Authenticate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑document …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16authenticate — au|then|tic|ate [o:ˈθentıkeıt US o: ] v [T] to prove that something is true or real ▪ The painting has been authenticated by experts. ▪ passwords which can authenticate electronic documents &GT;authentication [o:ˌθentıˈkeıʃən US o: ] n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17authenticate — verb 1) the evidence will authenticate his claim Syn: verify, validate, prove, substantiate, corroborate, confirm, support, back up, attest to, give credence to 2) a mandate authenticated by the popular vote Syn: va …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18authenticate a will — index probate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19authenticate — A challenge given by voice or electrical means to attest to the authenticity of a message or transmission …

    Military dictionary

  • 20authenticate — Synonyms and related words: OK, accept, accredit, affirm, amen, approve, attest, authorize, autograph, avouch, back, back up, bear out, bolster, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, cosign, countersign, demonstrate, document …

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