validateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/us/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it:
The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
UK It is a one-year course validated by London's City University.
to prove that something is correct:
He feels that today's economic problems validate his opposition to the policy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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validation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌvæl.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
Parking is free with validation of your ticket by one of the outlets in the mall.
He saw this result as a validation of his theory.