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. — Biga
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