B2verbformalbusinesstechnology
US/ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/
UK/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
to check or prove that something is correct, true or officially acceptable
In context
The parking garage will validate your ticket if you spend over twenty dollars inside.
Researchers repeated the experiment to validate the original results.
The system will validate your email address before it creates the account.
Words that go with validate
verb + noun
- validate a ticketPlease ask the cashier to validate a ticket before you leave.
- validate the resultsA second lab was hired to validate the results.
- validate a claimThe insurer needs documents to validate a claim.
- validate the dataThe software will validate the data before it saves the form.
adverb + verb
- independently validateThe findings were independently validated by two teams.
verb + preposition
- validate againstEach entry is validated against the company database.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
The data was validated correct.Correct: The data was validated and found to be correct.