Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
autarchy
autarky
autecology
auteur
auteur theory
auteurism
auth.
authentic
authenticate
authentication
authentication key
authenticity
author
authoring
authoring language
authorise, etc
authoritarian
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "authenti..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

authenticate

au·then·ti·cate [ aw théntə kàyt ] (past and past participle au·then·ti·cat·ed, present participle au·then·ti·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular au·then·ti·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. confirm genuineness or truth of something: to establish that something is genuine or that an account is true

2. establish as valid: to establish something such as a deed or document as legally valid


au·then·ti·ca·tor [ aw théntə kàytər ] noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft