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validatevalidate /ˈvæləˌdeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb VERB TABLEvalidate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | validate | | he, she, it | validates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | validated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have validated | | he, she, it | has validated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had validated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will validate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have validated |
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| Present | I | am validating | | he, she, it | is validating | | you, we, they | are validating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was validating | | you, we, they | were validating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been validating | | he, she, it | has been validating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been validating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be validating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been validating |
THESAURUS to make clear that something is true or exists by providing facts or information► demonstrate to make clear that something is true or exists by providing facts or information: The study demonstrates the link between poverty and malnutrition. ► show show means the same as demonstrate but sounds more informal: The case shows that women still face discrimination at work. ► mean to be a clear sign that something has happened, or is true: The lights are on – that means he’s still up. ► indicate formal if scientific facts, tests, official figures, etc. indicate something, they show that something exists or is likely to be true: Research indicates that the drug may be linked to birth defects. ► suggest to show that something is probably true, even though there is no clear proof: The results suggest that small class size may improve learning. ► prove to show that something is definitely true: Researchers have not been able to prove there is a link between living near a power line and getting cancer. ► establish formal to prove something: Twin studies have established that most traits are partially influenced by genes. ► validate to demonstrate, especially officially, that something is legal or right by giving extra information or evidence: We will have to test the substance again to validate our original results. ► substantiate formal to give extra information that helps to demonstrate that something is true: Why doesn’t the prosecutor produce some evidence to substantiate the charge of murder? ► corroborate formal to help to demonstrate that what someone has said is true by adding your own evidence, experience, etc. Used in legal language: The man said he had seen Brown leave the building, and three other people corroborated his story. 1[transitive] math formal to show that something is true or correct SYN confirm OPP invalidate: The evidence validates her claims.► see thesaurus at demonstrate2[transitive] to make someone feel that his or her ideas and feelings are respected and considered seriously: She just wants someone to validate her feelings.3[transitive] to make a document, claim, agreement, etc. officially and legally acceptable OPP invalidate: The form must be validated by a customs official.4[intransitive, transitive] if a business validates parking or the piece of paper you receive when you park in a parking garage, it puts a special mark on the paper showing that it will pay the parking costs—validation /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |