authenticate (verb)

  • 1authenticate — ► VERB ▪ prove or show to be authentic. DERIVATIVES authentication noun authenticator noun …

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  • 2authenticate — UK US /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/ US  /ɑːˈθenṱɪ / verb [T] ► to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is: »Each of these signatures must be authenticated by a lawyer. »Holograms can be used to authenticate documents. ► IT to prove that… …

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  • 3authenticate — 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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  • 4authenticate — verb Authenticate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑document …

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  • 5authenticate — 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 …

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  • 6authenticate — verb prove or show to be authentic. Derivatives authentication keɪʃ(ə)n noun authenticator noun …

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  • 7authenticate — verb (T) to prove that something is true or real: authenticated reports of human rights violations authentication /O: Tenti keISFn/ noun (U) …

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  • 8authenticate — verb Syn: verify, validate, prove, substantiate, corroborate, confirm, support, back up Ant: disprove …

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  • 9authenticate — [[t]ɔːθe̱ntɪkeɪt[/t]] authenticates, authenticating, authenticated 1) VERB If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it. [V n] He says he ll have no problem authenticating the stamp... [V n] All the… …

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  • 10authenticate — 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… …

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