Authenticating

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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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