How to Use authenticate in a Sentence

authenticate

verb
Definition of authenticatenext
Synonyms for authenticatenext
  • The signature has been authenticated.
  • Much of Weinberg's work consists of authenticating the items brought to him for sale.
    — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The revelation brings up issues around how well Facebook authenticates those running pages on its platform.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The foundation, however, has the final decision on authenticating the painting, which now sits in a vault in Milan.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The ability to test, authenticate and reproduce scientific findings is vital for the integrity of the rule-making process.
    — Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Regulators are working with the telecommunications industry to find ways to authenticate calls, which would help unmask the callers.
    — Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 6 May 2018
  • It was later authenticated as the original trophy by the NCAA.
    — Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Staffers look at every prospect's profile and photo, and authenticates identities through Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Match, which has acquired its way to becoming the clear leader in the dating field, uses Facebook to authenticate users on some of its apps, making the social media network a key part of its business.
    — Gerrit De Vynck and Sarah Frier, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2018
  • Once open, the page authenticates the same account to be opened on the TV app.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The source of the tweet has not been authenticated by NBC News.
    — NBC News, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The trove of passwords in the vault are all used to authenticate to servers that also store a copy of the password.
    — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 6 July 2021
  • Enlarge / The Halm-Thayer lock and the Bermann lock, both authenticated by the 2023 study.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
  • Your phone is used to authenticate your access to that passkey, though.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • This is a way of authenticating the cotton, tracing it back to its origins: the farm, the harvest, even the very seed.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Forbes has not been able to authenticate the emails, which were first confirmed by the Daily Beast and later by Rolling Stone.
    — Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • At least two of the three shares must come together to authenticate.
    — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 29 Jan. 2021
  • To that end, the league and Lakers will attempt to authenticate whether the recording is genuine.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Four of the five do not authenticate your identity with each use.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Luckily for them, the DJ had time to stop in and authenticate the signature.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • Like other collectibles, Rally worked with experts in the field to authenticate the copy.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The coin or bar would need to be refined and its value would need to be authenticated, meaning gold dust or nuggets could not be used.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
  • The work was authenticated in 2011, having been confirmed as a Van Gogh.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • All someone will need to do to authenticate a payment is pop their thumb onto one of the chips embedded into the card.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • One of just two red jerseys that Jordan wore that season, it’s been authenticated by MeiGray and photo-matched to 17 games over the course of five months.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, even in Ohtani’s possession, the ball is not MLB authenticated.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Great seal The seal, which includes a picture of the coat of arms, is used to authenticate certain official acts by the governor.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Coleberd said a signature from the outlaw Jesse James, whose gang hid in the cave, has been authenticated.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Try to authenticate a video by checking with the source that supposedly created it.
    — Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The painting was authenticated the following year by the Van Gogh Museum.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024

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