validate
verb (used with object)
to make valid; substantiate; confirm.
had validated
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past perfectof validate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Defense Department had validated that Anthropic had the industry’s best tech and its closest semblance to principles.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
Dr Jen Jones, GCT chief executive, described the moment as "truly spine-tingling," adding that it had validated two decades of collaboration between scientists, charities and the local community.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
JJ Redick had validated Austin Reaves all season, publicly and privately praising the Lakers guard as a key player of the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Some were the children of 9/11 survivors like me, who claimed my story had validated their own in part, projecting a version of the deep-seated tension in their own lives.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
Looking back in 1662, Boyle hailed the experiment at the Puy-de-Dôme as the experimentum crucis, the crucial experiment, which had validated a new physics.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
