Past tense of authenticate
regular verb
The past tense of authenticate is authenticated. The past participle is also authenticated.
Forms of authenticate
| Base form (V1) | authenticate /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | authenticated |
| Past participle (V3) | authenticated |
| Present participle | authenticating |
| Third person singular | authenticates |
Authenticated in a sentence
- REBOL's unique dialecting capability enables information to flow automatically over managed, encrypted, and authenticated connections.2007, Jessica Keyes, X Internet: The Executable and Extendable Internet, page 133. From the entry dialecting
- I do not mean merely that I have not found an authenticated case.1953, Patrick Pringle, “On the Account”, in Jolly Roger: The Story of the Great Age of Piracy, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications…. From the entry walk the plank
- A notable collection would contain a number of cigarette boxes, authenticated, from either a variety of workmasters or from the hands of one particular workmaster.2012, Anna M. Miller, Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising: Antique, Period, and Modern, →ISBN. From the entry workmaster
- In Rome it appears to be a standing rule that every authenticated guide shall be a violent Socialist and therefore rampingly anticlerical in all his views.1914, Irvin S. Cobb, Europe Revised. From the entry rampingly
Meaning of authenticate
- verb To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
- verb To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
- adjective Synonym of authentic.
Questions about the past tense of authenticate
- What is the past tense of authenticate?
- The past tense of authenticate is authenticated.
- What is the past participle of authenticate?
- The past participle of authenticate is authenticated.
- Is authenticate a regular or irregular verb?
- Authenticate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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