to authenticate
- verb
- /ɔːˈθɛntɪkeɪt/
- Specialized
- From there, it is a rather short step to identifying artists and authenticating masterpieces.
- authenticate the identity
- authenticate users
- authenticate content
Yes and so we this team of people that National Geographic got together to authenticate the gospel.
- Yes and so we this team of people that National Geographic got together to authenticate the gospel.
- Wallet aware, immutable blockchain, authenticating virtual goods, which gives virtual goods as much value as physical goods.
- Alice has to somehow authenticate Bob, and Alice has to know somehow that G raise to B is something that came from Bob, right?
- It's how you authenticate certain devices, how you update them, the interfaces that these are secures, the AP is all secures.
- You you said this Descartes actually and and Elizabeth do quote each other's letters, which which helps for, for authenticating things too.
Examples
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Experts were called in to authenticate the painting and confirm its origin.
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The PIN serves as the cardholder's electronic signature to authenticate his right of access to an account.
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So we may want to be able to authenticate users, OK?
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And then it has all the go in there to authenticate your bag.
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And you got to authenticate your own work.
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I'm simply trying to authenticate his copy.
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A back door is a way to log in or authenticate into a system without going through the traditional mechanism.
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We'll click on OK and it'll ask us to authenticate and then get on with the update process.
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A third party will hold the funds until the bullion is authenticated and certified.
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Authenticated by Katherine Barton.
Synonyms
To show that something is true by giving evidence
To make something officially acceptable by showing proof
To officially confirm that something is true, often in court
To add a written statement saying a legal document is true, usually signed
To give formal proof that something is true
To check and confirm someone's identity before allowing access
Antonyms
How Thorough
- Formal
- Formal
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Authenticate comes from the Greek word authentikos, which means 'genuine' or 'real', and it shares the same root as authentic. So to authenticate something is to check the signs and prove it is 'real'.