authenticate
gb/ɔθˈɛntɪkˌeɪt/ us/ɔθˈɛntɪkˌeɪt/
C1
English
hitelesít
VERB
C1
TECHNICAL
1
hitelesít
C1
Usage pattern:
authenticate [someone/something]; authenticate with [a service/system]; authenticate as [a user/role]
The app asks users to authenticate with a fingerprint before showing payment details.
Az alkalmazás arra kéri a felhasználókat, hogy ujjlenyomattal hitelesítsék magukat, mielőtt megjelenítené a fizetési adatokat.
The server authenticates each device before allowing it onto the network.
A szerver minden eszközt hitelesít, mielőtt engedélyezi a hálózathoz való csatlakozást.
If the password is wrong, the system cannot authenticate the login request.
Learner examples
You must authenticate your identity before you can open the account.
Hitelesítened kell a személyazonosságodat, mielőtt számlát nyithatsz.
The phone uses Face ID to authenticate the user.
A telefon a Face ID-t használja a felhasználó hitelesítésére.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse authenticate with authorize: authentication checks identity; authorization gives permission after identity is checked.
Meaning
verify a user’s identity
Collocations
authenticate a user
|authenticate a device
|authenticate your identity
|authenticate an account
|authenticate a login
|authenticate a request
|authenticate with a password
|authenticate using biometrics
|securely authenticate
|two-factor authenticate
Synonyms
verify (More general; can refer to checking any fact, not only identity.)
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identify (Often means to recognize who someone is, not necessarily to confirm it securely.)
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validate (Often means to confirm that data, credentials, or a request is acceptable.)
Antonyms
reject (To refuse access or acceptance because identity or credentials are not confirmed.)
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unauthenticate (Technical and uncommon; to remove authenticated status.)
Themes
technology
|security
|internet
|computing
Definition
To check that someone or something is really who or what they claim to be before giving access.
To verify the identity of a user, device, or system, especially before allowing access to a website, account, network, or service.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
2
hitelesít
C1
Usage pattern:
authenticate [something] as [genuine/real/valid]
Experts were asked to authenticate the painting before the museum bought it.
Arra kérték a szakértőket, hogy hitelesítsék a festményt, mielőtt a múzeum megvette volna.
The bank needs to authenticate the signature on the form.
A banknak hitelesítenie kell az űrlapon szereplő aláírást.
The video could not be authenticated, so journalists treated it with caution.
Learner examples
An expert authenticated the old coin.
Egy szakértő hitelesítette a régi érmét.
The office authenticated the copy of my birth certificate.
A hivatal hitelesítette a születési anyakönyvi kivonatom másolatát.
Common mistake:
Authenticate is often more formal than prove or check, and it usually implies expert, official, or reliable confirmation.
Meaning
prove something is genuine
Collocations
authenticate a document
|authenticate a signature
|authenticate a certificate
|authenticate a painting
|authenticate an artifact
|authenticate a claim
|authenticate evidence
|properly authenticate
|independently authenticate
|officially authenticate
Synonyms
verify (More general; means to check that something is true or correct.)
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certify (Suggests an official statement or document confirming validity.)
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validate (Often means to confirm that something is acceptable, correct, or legally/electronically valid.)
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confirm (Broader and less formal; means to say or show that something is true.)
Antonyms
falsify (To make something false or fake, or to show that a claim is false.)
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disprove (To show that something is not true.)
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repudiate (Formal; to reject the validity or truth of something.)
Themes
documents
|art
|law
|business
|verification
Definition
To check and confirm that something is real, original, or valid.
To prove or confirm that something is genuine, real, valid, or officially acceptable.
Grammar
Dictionary form
authenticate
IPA
GB/ɔθˈɛntɪkˌeɪt/
US/ɔθˈɛntɪkˌeɪt/
Syllables & stress
au - then - tic - ate (4 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (then)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: authenticate
- 3rd Person Singular: authenticates
- Present Participle: authenticating
- Past: authenticated
Expressions
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