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to authenticate
01
to confirm the truth or origin of something
Transitive: to authenticate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
authenticate
3rd person singular
authenticates
present participle
authenticating
past simple
authenticated
past participle
authenticated
Examples
The unique serial number on the painting authenticated its origin.
02
to verify a device, user, or process before an access to the computer's resources is allowed
Transitive: to authenticate a device or user
Intransitive
Examples
The system will authenticate your credentials before granting access.
Lexical Tree
authenticated
authentication
authenticator
authenticate
authentic
