validate
verb (used with object)
to make valid; substantiate; confirm.
have validated
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present perfectof validate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even when investigators have validated aspects of complaints, they’ve found no evidence of malfeasance.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026
The scientists have validated the utility of the computer program by using it to screen for drugs in SARS-CoV-2 infected cells, as published last year in "Science Advances."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Over the ensuing decades numerous studies have validated my anecdotal observations.
From Scientific American ● May 20, 2023
Independent researchers in Germany have validated the findings in a small number of patients, and the test is also being trialled in Japan.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2022
Just months into the job, which he assumed as the country suffered like few others from the coronavirus pandemic, some of his decisions have validated the criticism.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
