What does validate mean?

Definitions for validate
ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪtval·i·date

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. validate, formalize, formaliseverb

    declare or make legally valid

  2. validateverb

    prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

  3. validate, corroborateverb

    give evidence for

  4. validateverb

    make valid or confirm the validity of

    "validate a ticket"

Wiktionary

  1. validateverb

    Check or prove the validity of.

ChatGPT

  1. validate

    To validate means to check, confirm, or substantiate the accuracy, authenticity, or legality of something. It also refers to the act of making sure something meets the required standards or specifications. It can also mean giving official sanction, confirmation, or recognition to something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Validateverb

    to confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to

  2. Etymology: [See Valid.]

Wikidata

  1. Validate

    The Validate program by McAfee Associates is used to provide checksum data for computer programs and data files. It is commonly used to verify that shareware applications written for MSDOS and Microsoft Windows based platforms have not been altered during distribution,.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. validate

    Execution procedure used by combatant command components, supporting combatant commanders, and providing organizations to confirm to the supported commander and US Transportation Command that all the information records in a time-phased force and deployment data not only are error-free for automation purposes, but also accurately reflect the current status, attributes, and availability of units and requirements. Unit readiness, movement dates, passengers, and cargo details should be confirmed with the unit before validation occurs.

Editors Contribution

  1. validate

    To confirm or verify.

    They did validate their train tickets before travelling.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of validate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of validate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of validate in a Sentence

  1. William Copeland:

    If someone's maltreated, we tend to validate them, to tell them that it's not their fault, with bullying, it's sometimes the case that the response is a lot less supportive, more of a shrug.

  2. Andrea Baccarelli:

    Future studies, especially in heavily polluted areas, are urgently needed to validate our findings and ultimately develop preventive interventions using B vitamins to contain the health effects of air pollution, while emission control and regulation is the backbone of prevention, high exposures are, unfortunately, the rule still in many megacities throughout the world.

  3. Roseann Capanna-Hodge:

    Certainly, you can validate their feelings, like 'I see that you're upset -- that was not my intent. I love and care about you. ... We'll talk tomorrow but we're going to head out.' and just let it go. You can love each other from afar.

  4. Alison Trenk:

    Validate the strong feelings first so you can talk through the nuance of intimate relationships.

  5. Bridgette Bissell:

    Seeing someone just important, talk about it and all of that, it really makes me feel validated, and I really hope that it helps validate other people with autism and other disabilities and things like that to be themselves too.

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Translations for validate

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  • validierenGerman
  • επικυρώνωGreek
  • confirmar, validarSpanish
  • kinnitamaEstonian
  • tarkistaa, oikeellisuus, validoidaFinnish
  • valider, justifierFrench
  • bailíochtaigh, bailmheas, deimhnigh, dearbhaigh a bheith bailíIrish
  • validareItalian
  • לאמתHebrew
  • przeprowadzać walidację, walidowaćPolish
  • ратифици́ровать, [[провести́]] [[валидация, [[проводи́ть]] [[валидация, утвержда́ть, [[подтвержда́ть]] [[пра́вильность]], утверди́ть, [[подтверди́ть]] [[пра́вильность]]Russian
  • validera, giltigförklara, bekräftaSwedish
  • 验证Chinese

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