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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Authenticate \Au*then"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Authenticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Authenticating} (?).] [Cf.
     LL. authenticare.]
     1. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof,
        attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient
        to entitle to credit.


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              The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the
              choice of judges.                     --Burke.
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     2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to
        authenticate a portrait. --Walpole.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  authenticate
       v : establish the authenticity of something

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "authenticate":
     OK, accept, accredit, affirm, amen, approve, attest, authorize,
     autograph, avouch, back, back up, bear out, bolster, buttress,
     certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, cosign,
     countersign, demonstrate, document, endorse, fortify,
     give permission, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur,
     give thumbs up, initial, justify, notarize, pass, pass on,
     pass upon, permit, probate, prove, ratify, reinforce, rubber stamp,
     sanction, say amen to, seal, second, sign, sign and seal,
     strengthen, subscribe to, substantiate, support, sustain,
     swear and affirm, swear to, test, try, undergird, undersign,
     underwrite, uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vouch for,
     warrant
  
  

















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