authenticate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
2. (transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.

Adj

Synonym of authentic.

Synonyms

confirm

certify

substantiate

testify

verify

witness

confirmation

justify

authentication

validate

legalize

affirm

identification

build

buttress

cement

certificate

certification

check

consolidate

corroborate

demonstration

derivation

document

ensure

establish

fortify

identify

inspection

intensify

legalise

notarize

play

back

🔙

proof

prove

ratify

recognize

reconfirm

reinforce

strengthen

token

toughen

transistorize

underpin

validation

verification

vouch

warrant

probatory

Translations

authentifier

autenticare

autentificar

authentifizieren

autenticar

vidimare

autenticar

documentare

beurkunden

beglaubigen

avvalorare

convalidare

auctorizo

Echtheit bestätigen

confirmer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).