validate

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Verb

validate (validates, present participle validating; past and past participle validated)

1. (transitive) To render valid.
   • 2003, Alan Hart, Going to Live in France (page 207)

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

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

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

Antonyms

• disprove
• invalidate

Related terms

• valid
• validation
• validator

Translations

• Portuguese: validar
• Russian: утвержда́ть
• Spanish: validar

Translations

• French: valider, justifier
• German: validieren
• Italian: validare
• Portuguese: validar
• Russian: проводи́ть валидация
• Spanish: confirmar, validar

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