validate
Translation
to validate, to confirm, to approve, to ratify
Examples
You need to validate your parking ticket.
You need to validate your parking ticket.
The new data validates our theory.
The new data validates our theory.
He wanted to validate her feelings.
He wanted to validate her feelings.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make (sth.) legally or officially acceptable You need to validate your parking ticket.
((sb.'s feelings)) to recognize or affirm the legitimacy of (sb.'s feelings) It's important to validate her experience.
Similar Words
Synonyms: confirm, verify, approve; Antonyms: invalidate, disprove
Etymology
From 'valid' + '-ate' (verb-forming suffix). Literally 'to make valid'.
Memory Tips
To 'validate' a ticket is to make it 'valid' for use.