au·then·ti·cate
verb/ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/
/ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they authenticate | /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/ /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it authenticates | /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪts/ /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple authenticated | /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd/ /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle authenticated | /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd/ /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form authenticating | /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to prove that something is real, true or what somebody claims it is
证明…是真实的；证实 - authenticate something The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts.
这封信已由笔迹专家证明是真的。 - authenticate something as something Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself.
专家鉴定这字迹是拜伦的亲笔。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAuthenticate is used with these nouns as the object:- document
- authenticate something The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts.
- [intransitive] (computing) to have your identity checked
检查您的身份 - Users must authenticate with their credentials to gain access to the internet.
用户必须使用其凭据进行身份验证才能访问互联网。
- Users must authenticate with their credentials to gain access to the internet.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin authenticat- ‘established as valid’, from the verb authenticare, from late Latin authenticus ‘genuine’, from Greek authentikos ‘principal, genuine’.