Authenticate

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

2.VerbTo prove authentic; to determine as real and true.

"He didn’t manage to authenticate the portrait: it’s probably a fake.; The server could not authenticate the request."

3.AdjectiveSynonym of authentic.

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