validate

[ val-i-deyt ]

/ ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing.

to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.

to give legal force to; legalize.

to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.: to validate a passport.

OTHER WORDS FOR validate

1 authenticate, verify, prove.

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OPPOSITES FOR validate

1 disprove.

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Origin of validate

First recorded in 1640–50; from Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre “to make valid”), equivalent to valid- (see valid) + -ātus past participle suffix (see -ate¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM validate

val·i·da·tion

[val-i-dey-shuhn] /ˌvæl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən/ nounval·i·da·tor, nounval·i·da·to·ry

[val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈvæl ɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivere·val·i·date, verb (used with object), re·val·i·dat·ed, re·val·i·dat·ing.

un·val·i·dat·ed, adjectiveun·val·i·dat·ing, adjective

How to use validate in a sentence

It’s a complete reverse approach than building a PowerPoint document to validate a project.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
For many publishers, the experience of the pandemic validated the moves they have made over the past few years to diversify their business.
Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era|Pierre Bienaimé|November 17, 2020|Digiday
It’s pretty rare for me to invest in a team without an idea—usually I wait until people are working on something specific so it’s easier to validate whether that market makes sense.
How this investor knew to bet early on Airbnb|Lucinda Shen|November 13, 2020|Fortune
OPEGA found that the magnitude of overbilling by attorneys was likely overstated, but it validated the underlying problem of attorneys claiming to have worked a large number of hours.
Maine Governor Won’t Fund Reforms for Public Defense Agency Without Accountability|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor|November 11, 2020|ProPublica

To County Supervisor Jim Desmond, this was a validating finding.
San Diegans Are Worried, But They Have Not Lost Trust|Scott Lewis and Kara Grant|November 3, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Thus, as someone who felt validated by Ubisoft, it was disappointing to read about its decision on women.
Video Games Need More Than Damsels and Dames|Tauriq Moosa|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has not been scientifically validated that it even indirectly causes damage.
Japan's Kiddie Porn Empire: Bye-Bye?|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A judge will now decide whether Vannoni should face a criminal trial, or if his work gets validated in a clinical trial.
‘Hero’ Doc Accused of Harvesting Stem Cells in Dirty Basements|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He loves his wife, but is deeply in love with himself and needs to be validated constantly.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on S&M with Kate Upton and that ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene|Marlow Stern|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This means the court has effectively validated the rulings of lower courts that have rejected Prop 8.
DOMA & Prop 8 Decisions Explained: What It All Means|Eliza Shapiro|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Two whose elections had been validated by the Council refused to sit because they had not obtained the eighth part of the votes.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
In other words, however much a 'truth' has been validated, it is always possible to test it further.
Pragmatism|D.L. Murray
The intellectualist accounts of truth have all failed to make this vital distinction between 'truth-claim' and validated truth.
Pragmatism|D.L. Murray
They again signify certain practical consequences of the verified and validated idea.
The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey|Delton Loring Geyer
The clerk of the court issued a certificate which was validated in the secretary's office.
Mother Earth|W. Stitt Robinson, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for validate

validate

/ (ˈvælɪˌdeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to confirm or corroborate

to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid

Derived forms of validate

validation, nounvalidatory, adjective

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