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validate

verb

val·​i·​date ˈva-lə-ˌdāt How to pronounce validate (audio)
validated; validating

transitive verb

1
a
: to make legally valid : ratify
b
: to grant official sanction to by marking
validated her passport
c
: to confirm the validity of (an election)
also : to declare (a person) elected
2
a
: to support or corroborate on a sound or authoritative basis
experiments designed to validate the hypothesis
b
: to recognize, establish, or illustrate the worthiness or legitimacy of
validate his concerns
validator noun

Did you know?

When validate first entered the language in the mid-17th century, its meaning was tied fast to its close relative, the adjective valid: to validate something, such as a marriage or treaty, was to make it legally valid. This meaning is still current, but the word is now used in nonlegal and informal contexts. If the museum you visit validates your parking ticket, the museum official marks the ticket and you do not have to pay for parking. If someone's claims cannot be validated, those claims cannot be confirmed. And if a coach puts an untested player into the game and the player scores the winning point, the player's strong performance validates the coach's decision.  

Choose the Right Synonym for validate

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something.

confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.

confirmed the reports

corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.

witnesses corroborated his story

substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.

the claims have yet to be substantiated

verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.

all statements of fact in the article have been verified

authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.

handwriting experts authenticated the diaries

validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.

validated the hypothesis by experiments

Example Sentences

The court validated the contract. A judge still needs to validate the election. Customs officers validated our passports. The decline in sales only validated our concerns.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus, past participle of validāre "to make valid," derivative of Latin validus "in good health, having legal authority" — more at valid

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of validate was in 1648

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