authenticate
verb
transitive verb
Synonyms
- attest
- avouch
- certify
- testify (to)
- vouch (for)
- witness
Example Sentences
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2022 That picture will then be corroborated with a passport or visa photo already in Department of Homeland Security databases to authenticate their identity, according to the CBP. Ashley Barrientos, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2022 Biometrics use the uniqueness of our physical bodies to authenticate us, says Cade Diehm, founder of the New Design Congress, an independent digital security and infrastructure research organisation based in Europe and Australia. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022 These codes can be scanned using a standard smartphone to authenticate or with proprietary technology to provide higher levels of security. Keith Goldstein, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Almost a century later, a popular science writer, Amir Aczel, tried to find the missing stone and authenticate its existence and significance. Scientific American, 28 July 2022 The order also requires gateway providers to authenticate calls with STIR/SHAKEN by June 30, 2023. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 30 June 2022 Prosecutors said Wedgeworth garnered trust by meeting women in person, offering to pay off their debts and even sending fake digital presentations in an attempt to authenticate his doctor or surgeon persona. Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2022 Prosecutors said Wedgeworth garnered trust by meeting women in person, offering to pay off their debts and even sending fake digital presentations in an attempt to authenticate his doctor or surgeon persona. Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2022 See More Word History
see authentic
1613, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
authenticate
verb
Legal Definition
authenticate
transitive verb
authenticate
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- certify
- affirm
- attest
- guarantee
- witness
- assert
- testify (to)
- vouch (for)
- avouch
- warrant
- vow
- aver
- profess
- avow
Synonyms & Similar Words
- verify
- confirm
- validate
- argue
- support
- certify
- corroborate
- prove
- attest
- vindicate
- bear out
- substantiate
- demonstrate
- witness
- affirm
- establish
- reinforce
- document
- assert
- guarantee
- declare
- warrant
- aver
- testify (to)
- profess
- avouch
- avow
- vouch (for)
- reenforce
- back (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disprove
- refute
- deny
- rebut
- contradict
- challenge
- gainsay
- question
- disavow
- dispute
- contest
- disclaim
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of authenticate are confirm, corroborate, substantiate, validate, and verify. While all these words mean "to attest to the truth or validity of something," authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.
While the synonyms confirm and authenticate are close in meaning, confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.
The words corroborate and authenticate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.
The words substantiate and authenticate can be used in similar contexts, but substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.
While in some cases nearly identical to authenticate, validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.
Although the words verify and authenticate have much in common, verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.