Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: synonym: confirm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render authentic; give authority to by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law or sufficient to entitle to credit.
- To prove authentic; establish as correct or genuine.
- To establish as true or worthy of belief: as, to
authenticate a statement. - Authenticated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
- transitive verb To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To render
authentic ; to giveauthority to, by theproof ,attestation , orformalities required bylaw , orsufficient toentitle tocredit . - verb To prove authentic; to
determine asreal andtrue ; as, to authenticate a portrait.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb establish the authenticity of something
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Examples
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Therefore, we call authenticate and allow an ugly override for edge cases:
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And she says she can't prove or authenticate, which is shameful for someone who has won the kind of distinction she has in the past.
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You are allowed to feel the way you want but this incident will not "authenticate" it.
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Even barber shops carry bogus certificates given to them by their mothers, I am sure which "authenticate" their being the "very best barbers" in the world.
Sunday, July 31, 2005 As'ad 2005
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I also think you misinterpreted the word "authenticate", as did many reporters.
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And I also think you misinterpreted the word "authenticate," as did many reporters.
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You used the word "authenticate" as if it meant 100 percent assurance, which is really -- that's really what it means.
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All users must "authenticate" through their real-world Facebook profile, providing the company with actual names and personal information in case of a defamatory post.
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All users must "authenticate" through their real-world Facebook profile, providing the company with actual names and personal information in case of a defamatory post.
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All users must "authenticate" through their real-world Facebook profile, providing the company with actual names and personal information in case of a defamatory post.
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