"validate" meaning in English

See validate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: Morphologically valid + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|valid|ate|nocat=1}} valid + -ate, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}} 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), 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)
    Sense id: en-validate-en-verb-CRB~VYUq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 22 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 76 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 24 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 16 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 64 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 64 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 66 15 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 65 15 20 Disambiguation of 'to render valid': 94 3 3
  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)
    Sense id: en-validate-en-verb-yntfyA3o Disambiguation of 'to check the validity of': 13 67 20
  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 Disambiguation of 'to have its validity successfully proven': 3 7 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: valid, validation, validator

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Always remember to validate your ticket before entering the train. A non-validated ticket could lead to a hefty fine.",
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          "roman": "utvǎrždavam",
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          "roman": "ratificiram",
          "sense": "to render valid",
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          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "bekræfte"
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          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "laillistaa"
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          "sense": "to render valid",
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          "english": "ticket etc.",
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          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "leimata"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damṭḳiceba",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "დამტკიცება"
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          "roman": "damoc̣meba",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "დამოწმება"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganmṭḳiceba",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "განმტკიცება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "érvényesít"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "ticket",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "kezel"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "vahvistaa"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "whakatūturu"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "whakapūmau"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "whakamana"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "معتبریدن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "ارزش دادن"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "ارزشمنداندن"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "validar"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "utverždátʹ",
          "sense": "to render valid",
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          "word": "утвержда́ть"
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          "roman": "utverdítʹ",
          "sense": "to render valid",
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          "word": "утверди́ть"
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          "roman": "ratificírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ратифици́ровать"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "validar"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "förklara giltig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "göra gällande"
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          "_dis1": "94 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to render valid",
          "word": "bekräfta"
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        "(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify."
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "proverjavam validnostta",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "проверявам валидността"
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          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "valideren"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "kinnitama"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "todentaa"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "tarkastaa"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "valider"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "justifier"
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damoc̣meba",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "დამოწმება"
        },
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šemoc̣meba",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "შემოწმება"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "validieren"
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epikyróno",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "επικυρώνω"
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "megerősít"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "jóváhagy"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "hitelesít"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "bailíochtaigh"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "bailmheas"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "dearbhaigh a bheith bailí"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "deimhnigh"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "validare"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "ارزیابیدن"
        },
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "walidować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "word": "przeprowadzać walidację"
        },
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "provodítʹ validáciju",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "проводи́ть валида́цию"
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "provestí validáciju",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "провести́ валида́цию"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podtverždátʹ právilʹnostʹ",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "подтвержда́ть пра́вильность"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podtverdítʹ právilʹnostʹ",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "подтверди́ть пра́вильность"
        },
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          "_dis1": "13 67 20",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to check the validity of",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "word": "დამტკიცება"
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "განმტკიცება"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "érvényesít"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "ticket",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "kezel"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "vahvistaa"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "معتبریدن"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "ارزش دادن"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "ارزشمنداندن"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "validar"
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      "roman": "utverždátʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "word": "утвержда́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utverdítʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "утверди́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "ratificírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to render valid",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ратифици́ровать"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "validar"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
      "word": "göra gällande"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to render valid",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proverjavam validnostta",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "проверявам валидността"
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "valideren"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "kinnitama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "todentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "tarkastaa"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "justifier"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damoc̣meba",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "დამოწმება"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šemoc̣meba",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "შემოწმება"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validieren"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epikyróno",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "επικυρώνω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "megerősít"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "jóváhagy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "hitelesít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "bailmheas"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "dearbhaigh a bheith bailí"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "deimhnigh"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "ارزیابیدن"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "walidować"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "przeprowadzać walidację"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provodítʹ validáciju",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "проводи́ть валида́цию"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provestí validáciju",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "провести́ валида́цию"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podtverždátʹ právilʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подтвержда́ть пра́вильность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podtverdítʹ právilʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "подтверди́ть пра́вильность"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "confirmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "bekräfta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "giltigförklara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to check the validity of",
      "word": "validera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "kelvata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "mennä läpi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "olla kelvollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "olla validi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "اعتبار داشتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to have its validity successfully proven",
      "word": "ارزش داشتن"
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}

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