authenticate
To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities…To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
» A leading specialist was brought in to authenticate the painting.
Для установления авторства картины был привлечён ведущий специалист.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
authentifizieren, ausweisen
аутентифицироватьautentificirovatʹ
(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.
authentifizieren, beglaubigen
распознаватьraspoznavatʹ
- establish the authenticity of something
Examples
4 sentencesA leading specialist was brought in to authenticate the painting.
ruДля установления авторства картины был привлечён ведущий специалист.
But there is no publication extant authenticated with his name.
Please use your WebAuthn-compatible device to authenticate.
Authenticate using a WebAuthn-compatible device.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-formiBorrowed from Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
authenticates, authenticating, authenticated, authenticated| Base form | authenticate · to authenticate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | authenticates |
| Present participle | authenticating |
| Past simple | authenticated |
| Past participle | authenticated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle