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validate

/vˈælʌdeɪt/verb3 syllables

Validate means: declare or make legally valid.

Synonyms for validate3

verb, as in declare or make legally valid

formalize, formalise

verb, as in give evidence for

corroborate

Opposites of validate

invalidate

What does validate mean?4

verb

1

declare or make legally valid

2

give evidence for

3

prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

4

make valid or confirm the validity of“validate a ticket”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Validate in a sentence

  • Excuse me, could you please show me how to validate my card?moxy
  • If you don't validate your ticket, you'll get a fine.Ioan_Cristian
  • The newest version uses facial-recognition software to validate a login.Theocracy
  • You must validate the ticket before boarding the train.Hybrid
  • You must validate your ticket before boarding the train.Hybrid
  • Validate your card so as to not get fined.moxy
  • His right-wing media bubble served to validate even his most outlandish ideas.casaniere
  • Ziri is constantly looking for people to validate him.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of validate

as a verb

past tense
validated
present participle
validating
third-person singular
validates