validate
Use Validate in a sentence
ɪˌdeɪt verb (used with object), val·i·dat·ed, val·i·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
1640–50; < Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre to make valid), equivalent to valid- (see valid) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
val·i·da·tion, noun
val·i·da·tor, noun
non·val·i·da·tion, noun
re·val·i·date, verb (used with object), re·val·i·dat·ed, re·val·i·dat·ing.
Synonyms
1. authenticate, verify, prove.
1. authenticate, verify, prove.
Antonyms
1. disprove.
1. disprove.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to confirm or corroborate |
| 2. | to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid |
| vali'dation | |
| —n | |
| 'validatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
validate
1640s, from L. validatus, from validus (see valid). Related: Validated.
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Example sentences
But he sees his route as one that allows him to validate not only his own life but also that of his father.
The field research will validate or improve this model.
But you should verify and validate the end products of their promises.
We will of course see efforts in the opposite direction, only to become the exceptions that validate the rule.
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