authenticate

«authenticate» in Mova's school dictionary: real or genuine, not fake — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (authenticate, authenticates, authenticated, authenticating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To prove that something is real or genuine, not fake. tree →

2) (computing) To check someone's identity, for example with a password or fingerprint, before letting them in. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing and online safety: apps authenticate you with passwords, codes or fingerprints (two-factor authentication). In history and art, experts authenticate old paintings and coins. Phrases: «two-factor authentication».

examples

• Experts authenticated the old painting. tree →
• Use your fingerprint to authenticate. tree →
• The website sent a code to authenticate me. tree →
• Never share the code you get to authenticate your account. tree →
• The museum authenticated the Roman coin. tree →
• The letter was authenticated by its signature. tree →

note

Noun: authentication. Online safety: a real company never asks you to read out an authentication code.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «authenticate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.