validate
validate Lexical Profile
validate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To check, prove, or confirm the accuracy, truth, or legitimacy of something through empirical evidence or testing.
"The researchers conducted a second round of experiments to validate their initial findings."
To make or declare something legally or officially acceptable, binding, or usable, such as a contract, ticket, or parking pass.
"Please remember to have the receptionist validate your parking ticket before you leave the building."
To recognize, affirm, or establish the worthiness, legitimacy, or value of a person's feelings, opinions, or experiences.
"A good counselor knows how to validate a client's emotions without necessarily agreeing with every decision they make."
• Rhymes for validate
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Medieval Latin validatus, the past participle of validare ('to make valid or strong'), derived from Latin validus ('strong, effective'), from valere ('to be strong or worth').