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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
authenticate .
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Examples
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One of my customers gave me a review on Google Local, which I'll also try to encourage as it maybe "authenticates" the testimony - don't know if getting Google reviews also helps with prominence within the Local listings or with rankings?
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NCR, based in Duluth, Ga., has introduced an ATM in Brazil that authenticates customers by identifying the vein patterns in their palm.
Adding Weapons to ATM Defenses Suzanne Kapner 2012
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A wrong name might not be a deal-breaker, but it may well stop you from taking off until the TSA authenticates your identity.
Traveler's Aide: Wrong name on plane ticket leads to rough ride for a refund 2010
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Attackers who breached Google Inc. 's systems last year gained access to computer code for the software that authenticates users of Google's email, calendar and other online programs, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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This report authenticates not only the generosity of the American individual, but the great responsibility they carry to help organizations and nonprofits sustain and grow their operations.
Gary A. Officer: Home for the Holidays Gary A. Officer 2011
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At least it, like, totally authenticates his Liddell costume?
Top Moments: Dancing's Maks Is Mad and When Snooki Met Beavis (and Butt-Head) 2011
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Rainer Hosch Diana Widmaier Picasso But in many ways, the artist still holds sway: Maya Widmaier, who lives in France, still authenticates Picasso's artworks, while Ms. Widmaier Picasso is a scholar who specialized in Old Master drawings before switching gears eight years ago to begin compiling an official notated catalog of Picasso's sculptures.
A Granddaughter's Picasso Album Kelly Crow 2011
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So your driver's license we both use as a credential for proving who we are and our ages, but it also authenticates us and gives us permission to drive.
Q&A: Microsoft's chief strategist on China, cyber attacks, immigration 2010
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It authenticates end users, which is usually a directory function.
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Just as the lonesome call of the loon authenticates the Canadian wilderness, unanswered questions are reliable markers for genuine faith.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Evolving in Monkey Town : A Good Read on Religious Doubt 2010
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