- to confirm or corroborate
- to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid
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val•i•date /ˈvælɪˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make valid; substantiate;
confirm. - to give official permission, confirmation, or approval to:to validate a passport.
val•i•date
(val′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
val′i•da′tion, n.
val′i•da′tor, n.
val•i•da•to•ry
(val′i də tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- to make valid; substantiate;
confirm:Time validated our suspicions. - to give legal force to;
legalize. - to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.:to validate a passport.
- Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre to make valid), equivalent. to valid- (see valid) + -ātus -ate1
- 1640–50
val′i•da′tor, n.
- 1. authenticate, verify, prove.
- 1. disprove.
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validate /ˈvælɪˌdeɪt/ vb (transitive)
'validate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
establish
- solemnity
- approve
- authenticate
- certify
- confirm
- corroborate
- document
- justify
- ratify
- verify
- substantiate