Authenticate
[ɔː'θentɪkeɪt] or [ɔ'θɛntɪket]
Definition
(v. t.) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
(v. t.) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.
Typed by Erica
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Verify, seal, attest, give credit or validity to, prove to be genuine.
Inputed by Ezra
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Confirm, settle, establish, verify, substantiate, identify
ANT:Contravene, disprove, disestablish, refute, upset
Inputed by Cole
Definition
v.t. to make authentic: to prove genuine: to give legal validity to: to certify the authorship of.—ns. Authenticā′tion act of authenticating: confirmation; Authentic′ity quality of being authentic: state of being true or in accordance with fact: genuineness.
Checked by Jerome
Examples
- One of the first standing armies, of which we have any distinct account in any well authenticated history, is that of Philip of Macedon. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- These statements are all well authenticated in many legends that are among the most trustworthy legends the good old Catholic monks preserve. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No truth is better authenticated than this. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Edited by Lancelot