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authenticate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ɔˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ UK /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/
Freq #34761

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to establish the authenticity of something

    They authenticated the painting.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
authentifyattestvalidate
Opposites
falsify
Word family
Forms authenticatedauthenticatesauthenticating
Derived forms authenticatableauthenticationauthenticatordeauthenticatereauthenticateself-authenticatingunauthenticated
Related forms authentificationauthenticallyauthenticationauthenticness

Etymology

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

authenticō la-med
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