Etymology

authenticate

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Today it means: To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. Full definition →

Medieval Latin authenticō
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authenticate · verb1

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromauthenticō
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromauthenticō
  3. English todayauthenticate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

authenticate · adjective2

From authentic + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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