to reauthenticate
1
7.7
Check a user's identity again for security
- verb
- /ˌriːəˈθɛntɪkeɪt/
- Specialized
:
reauthenticar
- Before you can continue with your online banking, you will need to reauthenticate your identity.
Examples
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The app prompted me to reauthenticate after my session expired for security reasons.
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I have to reauthenticate every time I like go to the browser and it's like a really inconsistent bit rate that keeps coming through.
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To access the secure area, you must reauthenticate using your password and security code.
How Secure
to certify
62
3.9
- Formal
62
3.9
to authenticate
30
6.7
- Specialized
30
6.7
to reauthenticate
1
7.7
- Specialized
1
7.7
to verify
292
3.5
292
3.5
to check
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
reauthenticate infinitive
reauthenticated past
reauthenticated past participle
reauthenticating present participle
reauthenticates third person singular
Morphology
reauthenticate = authenticate (transparent) = re + authentic + ate
Adding 're-' to 'authenticate' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'authenticate again'.
Etymology
Reauthenticate combines re- ('again') with authenticate, which comes from a word that means 'real' and you can see it in the familiar word authentic. So to reauthenticate is to check someone's identity again to make sure it is 'real'.