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val·i·date
[val-i-deyt] Pronunciation Key
[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. |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| val·i·date
(vāl'ĭ-dāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates
val'i·da'tion n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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] |
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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
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.
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.
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