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Synonyms for authenticate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

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

Forms

Past participle
authenticated
e.g. authenticated → verified, validated, established, confirmed…

Example sentences

  • establish You establish the property right by paying for it.
  • confirm I will neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
  • verify Could you verify that your computer is plugged in?
  • validate Click on the link to validate your registration.
  • certify Records certify that Bob passed his driving test.
  • substantiate Sami won't be able to substantiate that alibi.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
authenticaterising
establishfalling
confirmrising
verifyrising
validaterising
certifyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
seal1
6 letters
verify3, attest2, affirm2, ratify3
7 letters
confirm2, certify3
8 letters
validate3
9 letters
establish3
10 letters
authentify
11 letters
corroborate4
12 letters
substantiate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (verify3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
authentifier
Español
autenticar
Deutsch
authentifizieren
Català
autenticar