authenticate

[ aw-then-ti-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing.

1. to establish as genuine.

   Synonyms: substantiate, validate, confirm

2. to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship:

   to authenticate a painting.

3. to make authoritative or valid.

authenticate

/ ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to establish as genuine or valid
2. to give authority or legal validity to

Derived Forms

• auˈthentiˌcator, noun
• auˌthentiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• 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) reauthenticated reauthenticating
• self-au·thenti·cating adjective
• unau·thenti·cated adjective
• well-au·thenti·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of authenticate¹

First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin authenticātus “made authentic” (past participle of authenticāre ). See authentic, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

NFTs are digital certificates that authenticate a claim of ownership to an asset, and allow it to be transferred or sold.

From Singularity Hub 

Digital content is tokenized — or becomes an NFT — through a process called “minting,” which assigns a coin on a blockchain to any given work, authenticating as many copies the creators see fit.

From Ozy

Evolving privacy regulations and policy changes from browsers and device makers have sparked many proposed solutions to replace the third-party cookie — authenticated solutions, fingerprinting and contextual approaches.

From Digiday

Campaigns using people-based identifiers rooted in authenticated user data perform better across key metrics such as return on ad spend, cost per view, and cost per mille.

From Search Engine Watch

After selecting and authenticating the posters, Grégoire follows three fundamental criteria to assess the commercial value.

From Washington Post

Without presidential intervention, the committee would certainly authenticate the Stalwart delegation.

From The Daily Beast

“Her mission was to authenticate every fact,” says Dr. Eakin, a retired math professor.

From The Daily Beast

The NCC is supposed to “authenticate” the shutdown via “a series of questions.”

From The Daily Beast

The government used Simmons to authenticate 11 overt acts in the racketeering indictment of Welch and his deputy.

From The Daily Beast

To authenticate his Vanity Fair article about interrogation tactics, Hitchens agreed to be waterboarded.

From The Daily Beast

Not even miracles can authenticate a religion which preaches monasticism and celibacy.

From Project Gutenberg

Genius has availed only to authenticate itself as the normal activity of man, not yet to do the work of the world.

From Project Gutenberg

It was nothing unusual abroad to give cases, and to authenticate them with the names of the sufferers.

From Project Gutenberg

Macknight really did authenticate for himself the efficacy of impression with almost incredible feats of visual bravery.

From Project Gutenberg

When you receive a letter, you authenticate the period of receiving it, but not the date of a letter received by another.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attest
• corroborate
• substantiate
• validate
• verify