authenticate

authenticate
verb
  1. [with obj.]prove or show (something, especially a claim or an artistic work) to be true or genuine
    证明…是确实的;证明…是真的
    they were invited to authenticate artefacts from the Italian Renaissance.
    他们应邀去鉴定意大利文艺复兴时期的工艺品。
    ■validate
    证实;确证
    the nationalist statements authenticated their leadership among the local community.
    民族主义者的声明证实了他们在当地的领导地位。
    ■[no obj.](Computing)(of a user or process) have one's identity verified
    (计算机)(用户,程序)验证(身份)
派生
authentication
[-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
authenticator
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin authenticat- 'established as valid', from the verb authenticare, from late Latin authenticus 'genuine' (see authentic)
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