validate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To render valid.
2. (transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.
3. (ergative) To have its validity successfully proven.

Adj

Valid, validated.

Synonyms

confirm

ratify

justify

verify

corroborate

certify

validation

legalize

endorse

legitimize

excuse

substantiate

legalise

confirmation

sign

formalise

formalize

approve

verification

vindicate

warrant

ascertain

affirm

authenticate

consolidate

document

establish

execute

explain away

forgive

fortify

found

fulfil

ground

guarantee

identification

initial

inspection

intensify

legitimate

legitimatize

legitimise

make out

motivate

pardon

pass

play

promulgate

prove

ratification

Translations

validar

valider

justifier

convalidare

validare

validar

rechtvaardigen

επικυρώνω

validieren

validar

geldig verklaren

rechtfertigen

homologar

νομιμοποιώ

überprüfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/

Etymology

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.