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
- (transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Deriveds
authenticatable · authentication · reauthenticate · self-authenticating · deauthenticate · unauthenticated · authenticator
Relateds
Synonyms
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)