Genuineness

  • 81validity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. soundness, efficacy, gravity; see legality . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. legality lawfulness, legitimacy, authority, sanction. 2. soundness solidity, correctness, accuracy, authenticity, genuineness. III (Roget s… …

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  • 82confirm — 1 *ratify Analogous words: *assent, consent, acquiesce, accede, subscribe: validate (see CONFIRM 2): sanction, *approve, endorse Contrasted words: reject, refuse, *decline 2 Confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authentica …

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  • 83imposture — imposture, cheat, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, deceit, deception, counterfeit all mean something which pretends to be one thing in its nature, character, or quality but is really another. Imposture applies not only to an object but to an act or… …

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  • 84prove — 1 Prove, try, test, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to establish a given or an implied contention or reach a convincing conclusion by such appropriate means as evidence, argument, or experiment. The same distinctions in implications and …

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  • 85stamp — [[t]stæmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot 2) to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, floor, etc 3) to crush, extinguish, etc., by or as if by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the… …

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  • 86stamp — /stæmp / (say stamp) verb (t) 1. to strike or beat with a forcible downward thrust of the foot. 2. to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc. 3. to crush or pound with or as with a pestle. 4. to impress with a… …

  • 87hallmark — An official stamp affixed by the goldsmiths upon articles made of gold or silver as an evidence of genuineness, and hence used to signify any mark of genuineness …

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  • 88hallmark — An official stamp affixed by the goldsmiths upon articles made of gold or silver as an evidence of genuineness, and hence used to signify any mark of genuineness …

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  • 89hallmark — [hôl′märk΄] n. 1. an official mark stamped on British gold and silver articles, orig. at Goldsmiths Hall in London, as a guarantee of genuineness 2. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality vt. to put a hallmark on …

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  • 90seal — seal1 [sēl] n. [ME seel < OFr < L sigillum, a seal, mark, dim. of signum: see SIGN] 1. a design, initial, or other device placed on a letter, document, etc., as a mark of genuineness or authenticity: letters were, esp. formerly, closed with …

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