validate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make valid; substantiate; confirm.
Time validated our suspicions.
- Synonyms:
- prove, verify, authenticate
- Antonyms:
- disprove
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to give legal force to; legalize.
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to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc..
to validate a passport.
verb
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to confirm or corroborate
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to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid
Other Word Forms
- revalidate verb (used with object)
- unvalidated adjective
- unvalidating adjective
- validation noun
- validator noun
- validatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of validate
First recorded in 1640–50; from Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre “to make valid”), equivalent to valid- ( valid ) + -ātus past participle suffix ( -ate 1 )
Example Sentences
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These data validate the Fed’s recent “insurance” cuts.
From MarketWatch
If validated in larger studies, this strategy could allow clinicians to match patients with treatments that are more likely to work for them, reducing delays and improving outcomes.
From Science Daily
Assets owned solely by the deceased must go through probate—the court process of validating a will—before they can be transferred to a surviving spouse.
Using well validated risk models, researchers grouped participants into four categories by considering age, genetic information, lifestyle factors, health history, and breast density.
From Science Daily
Mr. Maduro’s prosecution is therefore legally unassailable not because it breaks new ground, but because it so closely follows a 36-year-old template the federal courts have already validated.
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