verb
Freq #34761
Meanings
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1
verb
to establish the authenticity of something
They authenticated the painting.
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Forms
authenticatedauthenticatesauthenticating
Derived forms
authenticatableauthenticationauthenticatordeauthenticatereauthenticateself-authenticatingunauthenticated
Etymology
From Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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