validate

Pronunciation: /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb declare or make legally valid
  2. verb prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
  3. verb give evidence for

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

formalize, formalise

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
authorize
Narrower (hyponyms)
co-sign, sign, probate
Opposite (antonyms)
invalidate

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