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val⋅i⋅date

  [val-i-deyt]
Use validate in a Sentence
–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 -ate 1

Related forms:
val⋅i⋅da⋅tion, noun
val⋅i⋅da⋅tor, noun
val⋅i⋅da⋅to⋅ry  [val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. authenticate, verify, prove.

Antonyms:
1. disprove.
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val·i·date   (vāl'ĭ-dāt')   
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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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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