v.
Pronunciation: ' va-l ə - ˌ d ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -dat · ed ; -dat · ing
Date: 1648
1 a : to make legally valid : RATIFY b : to grant official sanction to by marking < validated her passport> c : to confirm the validity of (an election) also : to declare (a person) elected
2 a : to support or corroborate on a sound or authoritative basis <experiments designed to validate the hypothesis> b : to recognize, establish, or illustrate the worthiness or legitimacy of < validate his concerns>
synonyms see CONFIRM