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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; < ML validātus (ptp. of validāre to make valid), equiv. to valid- (see valid ) + -ātus -ate 1


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


1. authenticate, verify, prove.


1. disprove.
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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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