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validate

va·li·date

UK/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ US/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

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give evidence for

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4.

make valid or confirm the validity of

  • “validate a ticket”
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Origin

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.

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