Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
to revalidate

to revalidate

1 6.0
To make something correct and usable again or check it still works
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈvælɪˌdeɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : revalidar
  • The airline requires passengers to revalidate their tickets if they change their travel dates.

Examples

  • In order to revalidate, nurses will need to gather feedback to demonstrate that they are practicing according to the Code, which includes taking part in appropriate and regular learning and professional development activities that aim to maintain and develop competence and improve performance.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The purpose of this study was to revalidate a former study about the importance and validity of FEASP emotions and related measurements.

    Academic text (2006)

  • No, I don't understand why would I have to revalidate my agreement?

    The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

  • We sometimes transfer earlier posts from the previous sites to this one, but we do not revalidate the links therein.

    Blog text (33)

  • Doesn't an open ticket need to be revalidated?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Nurses are required to revalidate every three years (renewal), and the other two years they pay an annual fee, but do not have to provide any evidence of practice.

    Academic text (2015)

  • They must be revalidated whenever new means become available, but until invalidated, they are our best tools.

    Blog text (31)

  • To continue using your parking permit, you will need to revalidate it each year.

  • Before your certification expires, make sure to revalidate all necessary documents.

Synonyms

to renew
vsto revalidate
175 2.8

Make a card or agreement valid again after it ends

is focused on official confirmation after expiry rather than simple refresh
to reconfirm
vsto revalidate
9 3.5

To check again that an earlier plan or booking is still correct

is an official act to restore or verify validity after expiry rather than simple checking
to recertify
vsto revalidate
4 5.5

To renew a professional license or qualification by meeting official requirements

is broader, applying to any item rather than only qualifications
to relicense
vsto revalidate
  • Formal
1 5.3

To give a new official permission for something when the old one ends

is a wider confirmation of validity beyond specific permissions
to reverify
vsto revalidate
1 4.9

To check something again to make sure it is correct

is about restoring formal validity or confirming current legal status rather than only checking accuracy
to reaccredit
vsto revalidate
  • Formal
6.5

To give official approval again after a careful check

is about confirming validity generally rather than only institutional recognition

Antonyms

to invalidate
  • Formal
33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

How Official

to revalidate
  • Formal
1 6.0
to renew
175 2.8
to verify
251 3.5
to check
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

revalidate infinitive
revalidated past
revalidated past participle
revalidating present participle
revalidates third person singular

Morphology

revalidate = validate (transparent) = re + valid + ate

The meaning is directly derived from adding 're-' to 'validate': to validate again or confirm validity again.

Etymology

The word revalidate is made of re- 'again' and validate, which is related to the common word valid and originally meant 'to be strong or have worth'. So to revalidate something is to make it 'valid again' or to check it is still valid.