authenticate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɔˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ UK /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #34761

Meanings

1

verb
to establish the authenticity of something

They authenticated the painting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

authentifyattest validate

Opposites

falsify

Word family

Forms authenticatedauthenticatesauthenticating

Derived forms authenticatableauthenticationauthenticatordeauthenticatereauthenticateself-authenticatingunauthenticated

Related forms authentificationauthentically authentication authenticness

Etymology

From Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

authenticō la-med

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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