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.

Origin of validate

1640–50; < Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre to make valid), equivalent to valid- (see valid) + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR validate

1 authenticate, verify, prove.

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ANTONYMS FOR validate

1 disprove.

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OTHER WORDS FROM validate

val·i·da·tion, noun val·i·da·tor, noun val·i·da·to·ry

[val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈvæl ɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·val·i·da·tion, noun

re·val·i·date, verb (used with object), re·val·i·dat·ed, re·val·i·dat·ing. re·val·i·da·tion, noun un·val·i·dat·ed, adjective un·val·i·dat·ing, adjective

Words nearby validate

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The last few days should have served as some measure of validation for us Elba fans.

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It began as a feeling of validation that became increasingly surreal.

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The way to get validation from women was to present an idealized picture of what is possible for men.

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What I am addicted to is affirmation and validation from women.

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I never imagined myself standing in front of superstars like her and getting feedback and validation from them.

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Or is it intended to superadd a pragmatic value and validation to that concept of a seeing force?

Essays in Experimental Logic |John Dewey
They made no examination and they sought no validation of consciousness.

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But what do validation and verification themselves pragmatically mean?

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Validation, demonstration become experimental, a matter of consequences.

Reconstruction in Philosophy |John Dewey
It is primarily concerned with the interpretation and validation of this methodology.

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British Dictionary definitions for validation

validate

/ (ˈvælɪˌdeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to confirm or corroborate

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

Derived forms of validate

validation, noun validatory, adjective

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validate

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

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British Dictionary definitions for validation

verb (tr)

Derived forms of validate

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validate

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

Origin of validate

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OTHER WORDS FROM validate

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