释义
[ aw-then -ti-keyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ɔˈθɛn tɪˌkeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
SEE SYNONYMS FOR authenticate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing. to establish as genuine.
to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship: to authenticate a painting.
to make authoritative or valid.
Origin of authenticate First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin authenticātus “made authentic” (past participle of authenticāre ). See authentic, -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR authenticate 1 confirm, validate, substantiate.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR authenticate ON THESAURUS.COM
OTHER WORDS FROM authenticate au·then·ti·cat·a·ble, adjective non·au·then·ti·cat·ed, adjective non·au·then·ti·ca·tion, noun re·au·then·ti·cate, verb (used with object), re·au·then·ti·cat·ed, re·au·then·ti·cat·ing.
self-au·then·ti·cat·ing, adjective un·au·then·ti·cat·ed, adjective well-au·then·ti·cat·ed, adjective
SEE MORE RELATED FORMS SEE FEWER RELATED FORMS
Words nearby authenticate auteur, auteur theory, auth., authentic, authentical, authenticate , authentication, authenticator, authenticity, authigenic, author
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for authenticate “Her mission was to authenticate every fact,” says Dr. Eakin, a retired math professor.
The Woman Who Saved Solomon | Guy Walters| October 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The NCC is supposed to “authenticate ” the shutdown via “a series of questions.”
On the Eve of the NATO Summit, Is Phone Jamming Coming to Chicago? | Tony Doukopil| May 16, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The government used Simmons to authenticate 11 overt acts in the racketeering indictment of Welch and his deputy.
Romney’s Shady Connections From Salt Lake Olympics Still Paying Off | Wayne Barrett| May 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
To authenticate his Vanity Fair article about interrogation tactics, Hitchens agreed to be waterboarded.
Christopher Hitchens on Waterboarding, Mother Teresa, and More Controversial Moments (VIDEO) | Brittany Jones-Cooper| December 16, 2011| DAILY BEAST
As few could write, most people had to authenticate a document in some other way, for instance, by making their mark.
The Common Law | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
None of its charges does it claim to authenticate , and it gives no names or dates.
The Abolition Crusade and Its Consequences | Hilary Abner Herbert
He serves only as a notary, to authenticate the choice made of the judges in the several districts.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12) | Edmund Burke
My very passport was gone, so that I had actually nothing to authenticate my position—not even my name.
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. | Charles James Lever
Genius has availed only to authenticate itself as the normal activity of man, not yet to do the work of the world.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 76, February, 1864 | Various
SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES
British Dictionary definitions for authenticate verb (tr) to establish as genuine or valid
to give authority or legal validity to
Derived forms of authenticate authentication , noun authenticator , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to authenticate attest, verify, validate, substantiate, corroborate, authorize, prove, certify, confirm, justify, vouch, endorse, accredit, warrant, guarantee, bear out