authenticate

ɔːˈθɛntɪkeɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of authenticate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

verificationprove something is real or genuine

The expert authenticated the painting as a genuine Picasso.

confirm

validate

verify

legal validationgive legal validity to something

The notary authenticated the document with a seal.

certify

endorse

validate

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re-authenticate

confirm someone's identity again, usually for security

You need to re-authenticate before accessing your account.

Origin of authenticate

Latin, authenticus (genuine)

Terms with authenticate included in their meaning

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in witness thereof

adv.

authentication

to confirm or authenticate

notarise

legal certification

authenticate or certify by a notary public

privy seal

history

seal used to authenticate documents by a sovereign

Examples of authenticate in a sentence

They needed to authenticate the document before proceeding.
The lawyer needed to authenticate the contract before it was signed.
To authenticate the will, witnesses were required.

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French:authentifier, ...
German:authentifizieren, bestätigen, ...
Italian:autenticare, certificare, ...
Spanish:autenticar, validar, ...
Portuguese:autenticar, ...
Chinese:鉴定, 验证, ...
Japanese:鑑定する, 法的に有効にする, ...
Arabic:تَحَقَّقَ من أصالة, صَدَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְאַמֵּת, לְאַשֵּׁר, ...
Russian:подтвердить, заверять, ...
Ukrainian:підтвердити справжність, засвідчувати, ...
Hindi:प्रमाणित करना, वैध करना, ...
Bengali:প্রামাণ্য করা, আইনি বৈধতা প্রদান করা, ...
Catalan:autenticar, validar, ...
Czech:ověřit, legalizovat, ...
Danish:verificere, godkende, ...
Dutch:authenticeren, legaliseren, ...
Greek:πιστοποιώ, επικυρώνω, ...
Hungarian:hitelesíteni, érvényesíteni, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ភាពពិតប្រាកដ, បញ្ជាក់សុពលភាពផ្លូវច្បាប់, ...
Korean:증명하다, 공증하다, ...
Persian:اصالت چیزی را تأیید کردن, تصدیق کرد, ...
Polish:uwierzytelniać, poświadczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):autenticar, validar, ...
Romanian:a autentifica, a legaliza, ...
Swedish:autentisera, bestyrka, ...
Thai:ยืนยันความแท้จริง, รับรอง, ...
Turkish:doğrulamak, ...
Vietnamese:xác thực, xác nhận, ...

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