authenticate

authenticate is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

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

Common word forms

authenticated, authenticates, authenticating

Words from these letters

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