different between identification vs authenticate

English

Etymology

From French identification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?nt?f??ke???n/, /a??d?nt?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: iden?ti?fi?ca?tion

Noun

identification (countable and uncountable, plural identifications)

1. The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.

   Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species

2. The state of being identified.
3. A particular instance of identifying something.

   information necessary to make a good identification

4. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.

   The authorities asked for his identification

5. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.

Derived terms

• identificator

Related terms

Translations

References

• identification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From the Late Latin verb identificare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.d??.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

identification f (plural identifications)

1. identification

Further reading

• “identification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?.???n.t?.ke?t/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?.???n.t?.ke?t/

Etymology

authentic +? -ate

Verb

authenticate (third-person singular simple present authenticates, present participle authenticating, simple past and past participle authenticated)

1. (transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
2. (transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.

   He didn't manage to authenticate the portrait: it's probably a fake.

Translations

Adjective

authenticate (comparative more authenticate, superlative most authenticate)

1. Synonym of authentic.

References

• authenticate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.