"validate" meaning in English

See validate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more validate [comparative], most validate [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1586; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymolgy 1 for more. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1586}} First attested in 1586, {{bor+|en|la-med|validātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} validate (comparative more validate, superlative most validate)
  1. (obsolete, law) Valid, validated. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-validate-en-adj-WTzop4bC Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 16 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 43 24 19 13 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/, /ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-validate.wav Forms: validates [present, singular, third-person], validating [participle, present], validated [participle, past], validated [past]
Rhymes: -ælɪdeɪt 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{etydate|1648}} First attested in 1648, {{bor+|en|la-med|validātus||to validate|nocap=1}} borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus (“to validate”), {{bor|en|frm|valider}} Middle French valider, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|la-med|validus|-ō|id2=denominative|nocat=1|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} validus + -ō (verb-forming suffix), {{surf|en|valid|-ate|nocat=1}} By surface analysis, valid + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} validate (third-person singular simple present validates, present participle validating, simple past and past participle validated)
  1. (transitive) To render valid. Tags: transitive Translations (to render valid): утвърждавам (utvǎrždavam) (Bulgarian), ратифицирам (ratificiram) (Bulgarian), bekræfte (Danish), valideren (Dutch), laillistaa (Finnish), vahvistaa (english: document etc.) (Finnish), leimata (english: ticket etc.) (Finnish), დამტკიცება (damṭḳiceba) (Georgian), დამოწმება (damoc̣meba) (Georgian), განმტკიცება (ganmṭḳiceba) (Georgian), entwerten (German), érvényesít (Hungarian), kezel (english: ticket) (Hungarian), vahvistaa (Ingrian), whakatūturu (Maori), whakapūmau (Maori), whakamana (Maori), معتبریدن (Persian), ارزش دادن (Persian), ارزشمنداندن (Persian), validar (Portuguese), утвержда́ть (utverždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), утверди́ть (utverdítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ратифици́ровать (ratificírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), validar (Spanish), förklara giltig (Swedish), göra gällande (Swedish), bekräfta (Swedish)
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  2. (transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify. Tags: transitive Translations (to check the validity of): проверявам валидността (proverjavam validnostta) (Bulgarian), valideren (Dutch), kinnitama (Estonian), todentaa (Finnish), tarkastaa (Finnish), valider (French), justifier (French), დამოწმება (damoc̣meba) (Georgian), შემოწმება (šemoc̣meba) (Georgian), validieren (German), επικυρώνω (epikyróno) (Greek), megerősít (Hungarian), jóváhagy (Hungarian), validál (Hungarian), hitelesít (Hungarian), bailíochtaigh (Irish), bailmheas (Irish), dearbhaigh a bheith bailí (Irish), deimhnigh (Irish), validare (Italian), ارزیابیدن (Persian), walidować (Polish), przeprowadzać walidację (Polish), validar (Portuguese), проводи́ть валида́цию (provodítʹ validáciju) [imperfective] (Russian), провести́ валида́цию (provestí validáciju) [perfective] (Russian), подтвержда́ть пра́вильность (podtverždátʹ právilʹnostʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подтверди́ть пра́вильность (podtverdítʹ právilʹnostʹ) [perfective] (Russian), confirmar (Spanish), validar (Spanish), bekräfta (Swedish), giltigförklara (Swedish), validera (Swedish)
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  3. (ergative) To have its validity successfully proven. Tags: ergative Translations (to have its validity successfully proven): kelvata (Finnish), mennä läpi (Finnish), olla kelvollinen (Finnish), olla validi (Finnish), اعتبار داشتن (Persian), ارزش داشتن (Persian)
    Sense id: en-validate-en-verb-uKp5Rot1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 16 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 35 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 38 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 35 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of 'to have its validity successfully proven': 4 7 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: invalidate, valid, validation, validator
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(ergative) To have its validity successfully proven."
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "translation": "ticket etc.",
      "word": "leimata"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "damṭḳiceba",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "დამტკიცება"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "damoc̣meba",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "დამოწმება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "ganmṭḳiceba",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "განმტკიცება"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "entwerten"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "érvényesít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "ticket",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "translation": "ticket",
      "word": "kezel"
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      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "lang_code": "izh",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "vahvistaa"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "whakatūturu"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "whakapūmau"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "whakamana"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "معتبریدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "ارزش دادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "ارزشمنداندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "validar"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "utverždátʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "утвержда́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "utverdítʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "утверди́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "ratificírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
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      "word": "ратифици́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "validar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "förklara giltig"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "göra gällande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "bekräfta"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "proverjavam validnostta",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "проверявам валидността"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "valideren"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "kinnitama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "todentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "tarkastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "valider"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "justifier"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "damoc̣meba",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "დამოწმება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "šemoc̣meba",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "შემოწმება"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "epikyróno",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "επικυρώνω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "megerősít"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "jóváhagy"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validál"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "hitelesít"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "bailíochtaigh"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "bailmheas"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "dearbhaigh a bheith bailí"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validare"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "ارزیابیدن"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "walidować"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "przeprowadzać walidację"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validar"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "provodítʹ validáciju",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "проводи́ть валида́цию"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "provestí validáciju",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
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      "word": "провести́ валида́цию"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "podtverždátʹ právilʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "подтвержда́ть пра́вильность"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "podtverdítʹ právilʹnostʹ",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "confirmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "bekräfta"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "giltigförklara"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validera"
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "kelvata"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "mennä läpi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "olla kelvollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "olla validi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "اعتبار داشتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "ارزش داشتن"
    }
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