to validate
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈvælɪˌdeɪt/
- Formal
:
validar
- Future research is needed to replicate this study and to validate the interview protocols.
- empirically validated
- validated using
- validated measures
And they weren't there to validate my pain and to believe me.
- And they weren't there to validate my pain and to believe me.
- But the point was just to validate the idea, so to speak.
- And then she helped to validate what I was doing.
- An experience that I can verify and validate beyond normal knowing.
- They're not looking for someone to validate them and say, OK, I'll pay you.
- Your job isn't to validate someone else's worldview.
- This is what it means to validate yourself from within and not from without.
- My goal is to shed a small light on it and validate your experience in these relationships.
- They want to validate their own, their own belief.
- Like to like, validate my own experience.
- And So what you're saying now seems to validate what I read.
Examples
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If you have a ticket, I can validate your parking.
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For many years, teachers have used assessments to validate the placement of children in special education.
Academic text (2015) -
But the point was just to validate the idea, so to speak.
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So at least this allows us to run the machine and validate the concept.
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Maybe we should also try to validate the alternative.
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Like any theory, it needs to be validated with facts, statistical evidence.
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We employed member checks to allow participants to validate that the research accurately represented their voices.
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To validate authenticity, it needs to be signed by the supervising officer.
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Your initial reaction when you came back to the group was staggering, it validated all my thinking.
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The scientist conducted several experiments to validate her hypothesis about climate change.
Synonyms
∞
3.1
To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons
∞
1.8
To show that something is true by giving evidence
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4.1
To show something is true using evidence
251
3.5
To make sure something is true or correct
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9.0
Use evidence to show that a statement or idea is true
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4.9
Say that a person or thing can be trusted
57
6.6
To officially confirm that something is true, often in court
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7.2
To show that something is true by giving proof or facts
40
5.8
To make something legal or officially accepted
35
6.7
Show that something is real or that a person is who they say they are
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3.8
To give formal proof that something is true
1
7.0
To give something formal approval from someone in charge
Make something legal by official approval
Antonyms
How Thorough
∞
3.1
- Formal
192
3.9
- Specialized
35
6.7
- Formal
87
3.9
251
3.5
∞
1.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Validate comes from Latin validus meaning 'strong' and the verb valere meaning 'to be strong or to be worth'. So to validate something is to make it 'strong' or official by confirming it is correct or acceptable.