validate

[ val-i-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing.

1. to make valid; substantiate; confirm:

   Time validated our suspicions.

   Synonyms: prove, verify, authenticate

   Antonyms: disprove

2. to give legal force to; legalize.
3. to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.:

   to validate a passport.

validate

/ ˈvælɪˌdeɪt /

verb

1. to confirm or corroborate
2. to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid

Derived Forms

• ˌvaliˈdation, noun
• ˈvalidatory, adjective

Other Words From

• val·i·da·tion [val-i-, dey, -sh, uh, n] noun
• val·i·da·tor noun
• val·i·da·to·ry [val, -i-d, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• re·val·i·date verb (used with object) revalidated revalidating
• un·val·i·dat·ed adjective
• un·val·i·dat·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of validate¹

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

Where there is less than a 1% chance of a candidate being a false positive, it is considered a validated planet.

From Fortune

John Mascola, the head of vaccine research for the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, who has helped set up Operation Warp Speed, says that the project is currently in the process of creating and validating standardized assays.

From Fortune

For one thing, the test needs to be validated on samples from patients who have actually tested positive for covid-19.

From MIT Technology Review

The next step is to validate promising anti-aging genetic differences, similar to how scientists validated such differences in nematode worms during classic longevity studies.

From Singularity Hub 

The software couldn’t validate her identity and she was denied access to tests so often that she had to go to her professor to make other arrangements.

From MIT Technology Review

But even there… look what I did, I cited research as though it were necessary to validate the lived experience of black people.

From The Daily Beast

Myers and Gurney felt such actions were a means to validate the report.

From The Daily Beast

So I called Dr. Angelou for perspective, and perhaps to validate my own perspective.

From The Daily Beast

If Democrats gain the seat, it will validate those on the left who think the Affordable Care Act can be an electoral asset.

From The Daily Beast

This way, the anti-foreigner party could validate whether or not the person was ‘truly Greek.’

From The Daily Beast

This is all that is necessary to validate the use of images to be made in the sequel.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, it is our hope that this test will validate Rapid Dominance as a legitimate doctrine.

From Project Gutenberg

True ideas are those which we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify.

From Project Gutenberg

They take the name without scruple, and the usage of today seems to validate the theft.

From Project Gutenberg

The signature of the affiant and of the notary and the seal are all necessary to validate the affidavit.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• approve
• certify
• confirm
• corroborate
• endorse
• justify
• legalize
• legitimize
• ratify
• substantiate
• verify