authenticate

• Verbe désignant l'action de prouver ou de confirmer l'authenticité, la validité ou l'autorisation de quelque chose, ou de vérifier l'identité d'une personne ou d'un système.

A verb used to indicate the act of proving or confirming that something is genuine, valid, or authorized.

1. Verify genuinenessB2formal

   To prove or confirm that something is genuine, real, or valid.

   Authentifier (vérifier l'authenticité)

   • The museum expert authenticated the painting as a genuine Rembrandt.
   • You need to authenticate your identity before accessing the system.
   • The signature was authenticated by a handwriting specialist.

   Synonymescertifyconfirmcorroborateprovesubstantiatevalidateverify