validate

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US /ˈvælɪdeɪt/ UK /ˈvælɪdeɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to confirm the accuracy, validity, or legitimacy of something

The experiment helped validate the team's controversial hypothesis.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to confirm the accuracy,... confirm verify authenticate corroborate ratify substantiate certify

Opposites

invalidate disprove refute nullify

Word family

Derived forms validationvalidatorvalidated

Related forms valid validity invalidate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin validātus, past participle of validāre ('to make valid'), from Latin validus ('strong, effective'), from valēre ('to be strong').

validāre Latin valēre Latin

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# validate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈvælɪdeɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈvælɪdeɪt

## Meanings
1. to confirm the accuracy, validity, or legitimacy of something

## Examples
- The experiment helped validate the team's controversial hypothesis.

## Synonyms
- confirm
- verify
- authenticate
- corroborate
- ratify
- substantiate
- certify

## Antonyms
- invalidate
- disprove
- refute
- nullify

## Derived Forms
- validation
- validator
- validated

## Related Forms
- valid
- validity
- invalidate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: validāre
- Root: valēre

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin validātus, past participle of validāre ('to make valid'), from Latin validus ('strong, effective'), from valēre ('to be strong').

## AI Etymology
Validate comes from Medieval Latin validātus, past participle of validāre ('to make valid'), from Latin validus ('strong, effective'), from valēre ('to be strong'). In current use it is a verb meaning "to confirm the accuracy, validity, or legitimacy of something". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. The historical chain includes Latin validāre and Latin valēre. Related English forms include valid, validity, and invalidate. Derived forms include validation, validator, and validated. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

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- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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