Speakur

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validate

/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
val-i-date
IPA
/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render valid.

Transitive verb

verb

To check or prove the validity of; verify.

Transitive verb

verb

To have its validity successfully proven.

adj

Valid, validated.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1648; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus (“to validate”) (perhaps through Middle French valider), the perfect passive participle of validō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from validus + -ō (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, valid + -ate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂welh₁-, valider

Usage

Inflected Forms

validates (present, singular) validating (participle, present) validated (participle, past) validated (past) more validate (comparative) most validate (superlative)

Derived Forms

crossvalidate devalidate nonvalidating prevalidate pseudovalidate revalidate unvalidating validatable

Phrases

cross-validate

Frequently Paired Words

cross-validate invalidate valid validation validator

Synonyms

corroborate formalize formalise

Antonyms

disprove invalidate

Questions

How do you pronounce validate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/.
What does validate mean?
To render valid.
Where does validate come from?
It is traced to Middle French. First known use: First attested in 1648.

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