adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
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/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/weak vowel merger
rhymes with -ælɪdeɪt
CMU ARPABET:V AE1 L AH0 D EY0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Valid, validated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To render valid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To check or prove the validity of; verify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To have its validity successfully proven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ergative
Examples
The data file cannot be imported because it doesn't validate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
make valid or confirm the validity of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
validate a ticket
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: invalidate
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
6
verb
Meaning 6
prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
First attested in 1586; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymolgy 1 for more.
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.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
утвърждавам
(utvǎrždavam)
— to render valid
Bulgarian:
ратифицирам
(ratificiram)
— to render valid
Danish:
bekræfte
— to render valid
Dutch:
valideren
— to render valid
Finnish:
laillistaa
— to render valid
Finnish:
vahvistaa
— to render valid
Finnish:
leimata
— to render valid
Georgian:
დამტკიცება
(damṭḳiceba)
— to render valid
Georgian:
დამოწმება
(damoc̣meba)
— to render valid
Georgian:
განმტკიცება
(ganmṭḳiceba)
— to render valid
Hungarian:
érvényesít
— to render valid
Hungarian:
kezel
— to render valid
Ingrian:
vahvistaa
— to render valid
Māori:
whakatūturu
— to render valid
Māori:
whakapūmau
— to render valid
Māori:
whakamana
— to render valid
Persian:
معتبریدن
— to render valid
Persian:
ارزش دادن
— to render valid
Persian:
ارزشمنداندن
— to render valid
Portuguese:
validar
— to render valid
Russian:
утвержда́ть
(utverždátʹ)
— to render valid
Russian:
утверди́ть
(utverdítʹ)
— to render valid
Russian:
ратифици́ровать
(ratificírovatʹ)
— to render valid
Spanish:
validar
— to render valid
Swedish:
förklara giltig
— to render valid
Swedish:
göra gällande
— to render valid
Swedish:
bekräfta
— to render valid
Bulgarian:
проверявам валидността
(proverjavam validnostta)
— to check the validity of
Dutch:
valideren
— to check the validity of
Estonian:
kinnitama
— to check the validity of
Finnish:
todentaa
— to check the validity of
Finnish:
tarkastaa
— to check the validity of
French:
valider
— to check the validity of
French:
justifier
— to check the validity of
Georgian:
დამოწმება
(damoc̣meba)
— to check the validity of
Georgian:
შემოწმება
(šemoc̣meba)
— to check the validity of
German:
validieren
— to check the validity of
Greek:
επικυρώνω
(epikyróno)
— to check the validity of
Hungarian:
megerősít
— to check the validity of
Hungarian:
jóváhagy
— to check the validity of
Hungarian:
validál
— to check the validity of
Hungarian:
hitelesít
— to check the validity of
Irish:
bailíochtaigh
— to check the validity of
Irish:
bailmheas
— to check the validity of
Irish:
dearbhaigh a bheith bailí
— to check the validity of
Irish:
deimhnigh
— to check the validity of
Italian:
validare
— to check the validity of
Persian:
ارزیابیدن
— to check the validity of
Polish:
walidować
— to check the validity of
Polish:
przeprowadzać walidację
— to check the validity of
Portuguese:
validar
— to check the validity of
Russian:
проводи́ть валида́цию
(provodítʹ validáciju)
— to check the validity of
Russian:
провести́ валида́цию
(provestí validáciju)
— to check the validity of
Russian:
подтвержда́ть пра́вильность
(podtverždátʹ právilʹnostʹ)
— to check the validity of
Russian:
подтверди́ть пра́вильность
(podtverdítʹ právilʹnostʹ)
— to check the validity of
Spanish:
confirmar
— to check the validity of
Spanish:
validar
— to check the validity of
Swedish:
bekräfta
— to check the validity of
Swedish:
giltigförklara
— to check the validity of
Swedish:
validera
— to check the validity of
Finnish:
kelvata
— to have its validity successfully proven
Finnish:
mennä läpi
— to have its validity successfully proven
Finnish:
olla kelvollinen
— to have its validity successfully proven
Finnish:
olla validi
— to have its validity successfully proven
Persian:
اعتبار داشتن
— to have its validity successfully proven
Persian:
ارزش داشتن
— to have its validity successfully proven