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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
authenticates, authenticating, authenticated |
| definition: |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of.
The specialist authenticated the letters as being written by Abraham Lincoln.- synonyms:
- validate, verify
- antonyms:
- impugn
- similar words:
- attest, certify, confirm, corroborate, document, establish, evidence, prove, substantiate
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| related words: |
certificate, fortify, sustain |
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| derivation: |
authentication (n.) |
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