validate
[
val
-i-deyt]
/ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
validated,
validating.
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
-ate
1
Related forms
validation,
noun
validator,
noun
validatory
[
val
-i-d
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
/ˈvæl ɪ dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
nonvalidation,
noun
revalidate,
verb (used with object),
revalidated,
revalidating.
revalidation,
noun
unvalidated,
adjective
unvalidating,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
authenticate, verify, prove.
Antonyms
1.
disprove.
Examples from the web for
validated
The thesis is
validated
learning: learning how to create a sustainable business.
Until recently, the system had only been
validated
in a laboratory in small batches.
Everybody wants to be
validated
as being good, they really do.
He pleaded guilty, and even though it wasn't to my crime, it was because of my crime-and that made me feel really
validated
.
The new data have been extensively
validated
against both aircraft and ground-based observations.
Purple dots are possible additional planets that have not yet been
validated
.
Note: these are researcher figures that have yet to be
validated
.
Some models work extremely well, with their
validated
bounds.
Of course little can be
validated
with the current technology.
Students are taught the best available
validated
information.
British Dictionary definitions for
validated
validate
/
ˈvælɪˌdeɪt
/
verb
(
transitive
)
1.
to confirm or corroborate
2.
to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid
Derived Forms
validation,
noun
validatory,
adjective
Word Origin and History for
validated
validate
v.
1640s, from Latin
validatus
, from
validus
(see
valid
). Related:
Validated
;
validating
.