validate
verb/ˈvælɪdeɪt/
/ˈvælɪdeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they validate | /ˈvælɪdeɪt/ /ˈvælɪdeɪt/ |
| he / she / it validates | /ˈvælɪdeɪts/ /ˈvælɪdeɪts/ |
| past simple validated | /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd/ /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle validated | /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd/ /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form validating | /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvælɪdeɪtɪŋ/ |
- validate something to prove that something is true
- to validate a theory
- The research findings do not validate the claims made by the manufacturer.
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- validate something to make something legally recognized
- to validate a contract
- validate something to state officially that something is useful and of an acceptable standard
- Check that their courses have been validated by a reputable organization.
- to recognize the value of a person or their feelings or opinions; to make somebody feel valued
- validate somebody/something Be sure to validate your child's feelings—don't minimize them.
- validate somebody/something as something She seemed to need his admiration to validate her as a person.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make legally valid’): from medieval Latin validat- ‘made legally valid’, from the verb validare, from Latin validus ‘strong’, from valere ‘be strong’.
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