Word: authenticate
Phonetic:
/ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/
Listen:
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. Example: The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief. Example: The report was completely authentic.
(of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
Authoritative
To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
To prove authentic; to determine as real and true. Example: He didn't manage to authenticate the portrait: it's probably a fake.
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