validate

val·i·date

 (văl′ĭ-dāt′)

tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates

1. To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of: validate the test results; validate a concern. See Synonyms at confirm.

2. To declare or make legally valid: validate an election.

3. To mark with an indication of official sanction: The official validated my passport with a stamp.


val′i·da′tion n.

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validate

(ˈvælɪˌdeɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to confirm or corroborate

2. (Law) to give legal force or official confirmation to; declare legally valid

ˌvaliˈdation n

ˈvalidatory adj

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val•i•date

(ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt)

v.t. -dat•ed, -dat•ing.

1. to make valid; substantiate; confirm.

2. to give legal force to; legalize.

3. to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to: to validate a passport.

[1640–50; probably < French valider; see valid, -ate1]

val`i•da′tion, n.

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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.

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validate


Past participle: validated
Gerund: validating
Imperative
validate
validate
Present
I validate
you validate
he/she/it validates
we validate
you validate
they validate
Preterite
I validated
you validated
he/she/it validated
we validated
you validated
they validated
Present Continuous
I am validating
you are validating
he/she/it is validating
we are validating
you are validating
they are validating
Present Perfect
I have validated
you have validated
he/she/it has validated
we have validated
you have validated
they have validated
Past Continuous
I was validating
you were validating
he/she/it was validating
we were validating
you were validating
they were validating
Past Perfect
I had validated
you had validated
he/she/it had validated
we had validated
you had validated
they had validated
Future
I will validate
you will validate
he/she/it will validate
we will validate
you will validate
they will validate
Future Perfect
I will have validated
you will have validated
he/she/it will have validated
we will have validated
you will have validated
they will have validated
Future Continuous
I will be validating
you will be validating
he/she/it will be validating
we will be validating
you will be validating
they will be validating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been validating
you have been validating
he/she/it has been validating
we have been validating
you have been validating
they have been validating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been validating
you will have been validating
he/she/it will have been validating
we will have been validating
you will have been validating
they will have been validating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been validating
you had been validating
he/she/it had been validating
we had been validating
you had been validating
they had been validating
Conditional
I would validate
you would validate
he/she/it would validate
we would validate
you would validate
they would validate
Past Conditional
I would have validated
you would have validated
he/she/it would have validated
we would have validated
you would have validated
they would have validated

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb1.validate - declare or make legally validvalidate - declare or make legally valid  

authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

ratify, sign - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

cosign, co-sign - sign jointly; "Husband and wife co-signed the lease"

probate - establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

annul, invalidate, nullify, void, quash, avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

2.validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

nullify, invalidate - show to be invalid

3.validate - give evidence forvalidate - give evidence for      

reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

circumstantiate - give circumstantial evidence for

4.validate - make valid or confirm the validity ofvalidate - make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

vitiate, void, invalidate - take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

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validate

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validate

verb

1. To assure the certainty or validity of:

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Translations

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przeprowadzać walidacjęwalidować

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validate

[ˈvælɪdeɪt] vt

[+ contract, document] → valider

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