Authenticate

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /É”.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/
• cot-caught IPA: /É‘.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/

Full definition of authenticate

Verb

1. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.