VALIDATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does validate mean? 

• VALIDATE (verb)
  The verb VALIDATE has 4 senses:

1. declare or make legally valid

2. prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

3. give evidence for

4. make valid or confirm the validity of

  Familiarity information: VALIDATE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VALIDATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they validate    ... he / she / it validates   
Past simple: validated   
Past participle: validated   
-ing form: validating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Declare or make legally valid

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

formalise; formalize; validate

Hypernyms (to "validate" is one way to...):

authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "validate"):

ratify; sign (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation)

co-sign; cosign (sign jointly)

probate (establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

invalidate (declare invalid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "validate" is one way to...):

affirm; confirm; corroborate; substantiate; support; sustain (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

invalidate (show to be invalid)

Derivation:

validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

validation (the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof)

validatory (serving to support or corroborate)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give evidence for

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

corroborate; validate

Hypernyms (to "validate" is one way to...):

confirm; reassert (strengthen or make more firm)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "validate"):

circumstantiate (give circumstantial evidence for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

validation (the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof)

validatory (serving to support or corroborate)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make valid or confirm the validity of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

validate a ticket

Hypernyms (to "validate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

invalidate (take away the legal force of or render ineffective)

 Context examples 

Larger, longer-term studies are needed to validate the findings of this small study.

(Combatting epigenetic effects from outdoor air pollution, NIH)

During follow-up 2,193 first cases of cancer were diagnosed and validated (693 breast cancers, 291 prostate cancers, and 166 colorectal cancers).

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This analysis also validated 984 candidates that have previously been verified by other techniques.

(Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered, NASA)

Validating that a system or component during or at the end of the development process satisfies specified requirements (the process may include algorithm evaluation).

(Device Software Validation Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Data from the Keck Observatory validated that the dimming was indeed caused by a planet, and also helped confirm its youthful age.

(NASA's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star, NASA)

The linear correction formula uses population-based data obtained and validated using a large cohort of subjects.

(JTcLC - Linear Correction Formula, NCI Thesaurus)

This analytical platform presents results comparable to those achieved using commercial instruments and has been validated in its measurement of various important compounds, such as glucose and pH.

(Scientists design platform to conduct chemical analysis using a smartphone, University of Granada)

This discovery validates a long-held theory that white dwarfs are capable of cannibalizing possible remnant planets that have survived within its solar system.

(K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini 'Planet', NASA)

Finally, validated positive spots on the microarray can predict which DNA sequences interact with the protein of interest.

(ChIP-On-Chip, NCI Thesaurus)

Proposed NCI supported network to provide research community with means to evaluate and validate signatures and possible diagnostic value.

(Diagnostics Validation Network, NCI Thesaurus)