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Validate

//ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Valid, validated. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To render valid. transitive

    "Always remember to validate your ticket before entering the train. A non-validated ticket could lead to a hefty fine."

  2. 2
    make valid or confirm the validity of wordnet
  3. 3
    To check or prove the validity of; verify. transitive
  4. 4
    prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something wordnet
  5. 5
    To have its validity successfully proven. ergative

    "The data file cannot be imported because it doesn't validate."

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  1. 6
    give evidence for wordnet
  2. 7
    declare or make legally valid wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1586; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymolgy 1 for more.

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