Au·then·ti·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authenticated p. pr. & vb. n. Authenticating (░).]
1. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice of judges. --Burke.
2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.
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authenticated
adj : established as genuine [syn: attested, documented]