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authenticate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɔˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ɑˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
  2. (transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
    • He didn’t manage to authenticate the portrait: it’s probably a fake.
    • The server could not authenticate the request.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
authenticates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
authenticating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
authenticated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
authenticated Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

identify

Deriveds

authenticatable · authentication · reauthenticate · self-authenticating · deauthenticate · unauthenticated · authenticator

Relateds

authentification

Synonyms

authentify

Translations (45)

ca autenticar (to prove authentic) · da autentificere (to prove authentic) · nl authentificeren (to prove authentic) · wa acertiner (to prove authentic) · hu hitelesít (to render authentic) · fa کیاجیدن (to render authentic) · nl authenticeren (to prove authentic) · fr authentifier (to prove authentic) · fi todentaa (to prove authentic) · yi אויטענטיקירן (to prove authentic) · hu eredetiséget megállapít (to prove authentic) · bg установявам автентичността на (to render authentic) · de ausweisen (to render authentic) · mi whakamotuhēhē (to render authentic) · et tõendama (to prove authentic) · mi whakatūturu (to render authentic) · de authentifizieren (to render authentic) · bg удостоверявам (to render authentic) · fi todistaa oikeaksi (to render authentic) · ca autenticar (to render authentic) · nl authentificeren (to render authentic) · bg проверявам автентичността на (to prove authentic) · fi todentaa (to render authentic) · pt autenticar (to render authentic) · tl ipatotoo (to render authentic) · es autenticar (to prove authentic) · la authenticō (to prove authentic) · es autentificar (to prove authentic) · wa aveuri (to prove authentic) · pt autenticar (to prove authentic) · ru распознавать (to prove authentic) · de beglaubigen (to prove authentic) · la authentīzō (to prove authentic) · fi todistaa oikeaksi (to prove authentic) · mi whakamotuhēhē (to prove authentic) · es autenticar (to render authentic) · mi hāpono (to prove authentic) · es autentificar (to render authentic) · mi motuhēhē (to render authentic) · eo aŭtentigi (to prove authentic) · mi hāpono (to render authentic) · et tõendama (to render authentic) · de authentifizieren (to prove authentic) · ru аутентифицировать (to render authentic) · nl authenticeren (to render authentic)

authenticate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɔˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ɑˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English authentic Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English authenticate From authentic + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of authentic.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most authenticate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more authenticate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

authentic