authenticated
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- established as genuineSynonyms: attesteddocumented
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
authenticated \authenticated\ adj.
1.established or certified as genuine.
Syn: attested, documented. [WordNet 1.5]
Authenticate \Au*then"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Authenticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Authenticating (?).] [Cf. LL. authenticare.]
1.To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. [1913 Webster]
The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice of judges.— Burke.[1913 Webster]
2.To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]