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Validate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Validate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

declare or make legally valid

"The court will validate the marriage once all legal documents are filed correctly."

2

prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

"The scientific study validated the hypothesis that exercise improves cardiovascular health."

3

give evidence for

"The recent scientific study validates the hypothesis that climate change is accelerating faster than previously thought."

4

make valid or confirm the validity of

"validate a ticket"

5

To render valid.

"The judge's ruling validated the contract, making it legally binding from that moment forward."

See Also
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Related Terms
Antonyms
annul nullify void
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
authorize confirm change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sign co-sign probate circumstantiate

Origin

First attested in 1648; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus ("to validate") (perhaps through Middle French valider), the perfect passive participle of validō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from validus + -ō (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, valid + -ate.

Rhyming Words
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