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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
val·i·date       [val-i-deyt] Pronunciation Key
–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; < ML validātus (ptp. of validāre to make valid), equiv. to valid- (see valid) + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
val·i·da·tion, noun
val·i·da·tor, noun
val·i·da·to·ry       [val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective

—Synonyms 1. authenticate, verify, prove.
—Antonyms 1. disprove.
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val·i·date       (vāl'ĭ-dāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates
  1. To declare or make legally valid.
  2. To mark with an indication of official sanction.
  3. To establish the soundness of; corroborate. See Synonyms at confirm.

val'i·da'tion n.
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validate

verb
1. declare or make legally valid [ant: annul] 
2. prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant: invalidate] 
3. give evidence for 
4. make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket" [ant: invalidate] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: val·i·date
Pronunciation: 'va-l&-"dAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -dat·ed; -dat·ing
1 a : to make valid b : to grant official sanction to by marking
2 : to confirm the validity of (an election) —val·i·da·tion /"va-l&-'dA-sh&n/ noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Validate

Val"i*date\, v. t. [See Valid.] To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.

The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to validate at once the election of an official candidate. --London Spectator.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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