authenticate

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== authenticate (third-person singular simple present authenticates, present participle authenticating, simple past and past participle authenticated) (transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. (transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true. ===== Synonyms ===== authentify (which is a less common synonym) ===== Coordinate terms ===== identify ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== authentification ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From authentic +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix) ==== Adjective ==== authenticate (comparative more authenticate, superlative most authenticate) Synonym of authentic. === References === “authenticate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.