authenticates

verb

present tense third-person singular of authenticate
1
as in certifies
to declare (something) to be true or genuine a jeweler authenticated the diamond as real

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2
as in verifies
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of we require more than simply your word to authenticate this story

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Recent Examples of authenticates The Open Source Munitions Portal, which authenticates publicly sourced images of munitions worldwide, has published several images of unexploded submunitions found in Israel this week. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 The challenge lies in developing a solution that authenticates these agents and identifies their human operators rather than uniformly blocking them. — Yair Tal, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticates
  1. certifies
  2. verifies
  3. affirms
  4. confirms
  5. attests
  6. guarantees
Verb
  • The drone business boom Last year, Thunder Tiger’s Overkill drones became the first from an Asian company to qualify for the Pentagon’s Blue Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Cleared List, which certifies commercial drones for use by the US military.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
  • If Hoskins certifies the referendum, the court said, the map would be retroactively suspended.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Definition of certifies
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  • Clear+ recently launched eGates , a system that verifies identity in under five seconds using facial recognition without the need for a human operator.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Regulators are asking who verifies the dose and what happens when an intoxicating product is sold through a channel with no cannabis-specific oversight.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of verifies
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  • The Odyssey’s box-office success affirms the power of spectacle, David Sims writes.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • The archdiocese’s memorial beautifully affirms that those lost to suicide are worthy of remembrance, dignity and love.
    — Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of affirms
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  • NurPhoto via Getty Images It may have been prematurely added to Samsung’s site at the time, because a Samsung press release this week confirms that Amazon Music is now preinstalled across several devices.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • His meeting with Vega at the hotel bar later on confirms he’s only postponed and reshaped the violence on the horizon, not prevented it.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of confirms
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  • As the unfolding case of the Smithsonian attests, museum leaders occupy a pivotal position in American public life, balancing obligations to historical truth, institutional stakeholders, and the communities whose record they are entrusted to keep.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Definition of attests
Verb
  • Leading both genres reflects passion for programs for sure, but hardly guarantees a path to the big stage.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The experts advocate for a social market economy model for Cuba’s transition and a democratic state that guarantees the rule of law.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
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