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Validator

[val-i-deyt] Origin

val·i·date

[val-i-deyt]
verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
1.
to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
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.

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

val·i·da·tion, noun
val·i·da·tor, noun
val·i·da·to·ry [val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
non·val·i·da·tion, noun
re·val·i·date, verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
EXPAND
re·val·i·da·tion, noun
un·val·i·dat·ed, adjective
un·val·i·dat·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. authenticate, verify, prove.


1. disprove.

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Word Origin & History

validate
1640s, from L. validatus, from validus (see valid). Related: Validated.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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