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Authenticate

To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

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Attest 76% connected

To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Certify 76% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Demonstrate 76% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Evidence 76% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manifest 76% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Prove 76% connected

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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authentication 74% connected

Checking that someone or something is who it claims to be.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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authentication 74% connected

Checking that someone or something is who it claims to be.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Entails 1

Verify 72% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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