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How does the verb authenticate contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of authenticate are confirm, corroborate, substantiate, validate, and verify. While all these words mean "to attest to the truth or validity of something," authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.

handwriting experts authenticated the diaries

When might confirm be a better fit than authenticate?

While the synonyms confirm and authenticate are close in meaning, confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.

confirmed the reports

Where would corroborate be a reasonable alternative to authenticate?

The words corroborate and authenticate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.

witnesses corroborated his story

In what contexts can substantiate take the place of authenticate?

The words substantiate and authenticate can be used in similar contexts, but substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.

the claims have yet to be substantiated

When is it sensible to use validate instead of authenticate?

While in some cases nearly identical to authenticate, validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.

validated the hypothesis by experiments

When can verify be used instead of authenticate?

Although the words verify and authenticate have much in common, verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.

all statements of fact in the article have been verified

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of authenticate 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 Driving the news: Following a delay, Microsoft has revamped Recall, requiring users who want to enable the feature to both opt in and to use biometrics to authenticate themselves, among other changes. Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 It was later authenticated as the original trophy by the NCAA. Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024 Greitens and his attorney, Timothy Parlatore, authenticated the one-page document to CBS News. Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for authenticate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authenticate
Verb
  • According to the charges, the company defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration during the process of certifying the 737 Max to carry its first passengers.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Each knit, whether an oversized turtleneck, or brushed tee, is designed in Stockholm from yarn that is OEKO-TEX certified.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Education Department, facing a mandate from Congress to overhaul the FAFSA, vastly underestimated the number of people from mixed-status families who would need to have their identities manually verified, a government watchdog found.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The department will also try to notify your property manager and then send an inspector to your home to verify the claim.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His contract is lightly guaranteed for next season, but that money can come off the books thanks to a team option in Wiseman’s contract covering the 2025-26 season.
    Tony East, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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    Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • However, up until now, the details of what this would entail had not been confirmed.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • December 11 is also the deadline for states to confirm their November 5 election results with what’s known as Certificates of Ascertainment.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • These Latino families have an answer ‎ Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women ‎ RFK Jr. is not alone.
    Marc Silver, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
  • For Sanchez, placing second in the magazine's 10th annual Ultimate Guy contest affirmed his decision to stop drinking and drastically turn his life around.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There are also myriad illegitimate purposes for fentanyl, as anyone remotely familiar with America's depressing drug overdose crisis can sadly attest.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Blackhawks are guaranteed nothing in this tear-down rebuild, as the beleaguered Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings can attest.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Authenticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authenticate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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