what does validate mean?

Answer 1

validate

–verb (used with object)
1. to make valid; substantiate; confirm
2. to give legal force to; legalize.
3. to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.

Answer 2

In which context are you asking:

1. Real world use, in parking - If a company 'validates', it means they stamp your parking stub so that the company pays for your parking instead of you.

2. You can 'validate' someone. For example, someone expresses a feeling to you and you tell them it is OK to feel that way, you have validated their feelings. Or, a teacher works for years and feels unappreciated, then one day a student returns and tells the teacher how her life was changed as a result of that teacher, and the teacher now feels validated, that everything she has done is worthwhile because it brought a positive result. Or, a researcher proposes a cure for cancer and proceeds to test it on various controlled groups with positive results, the researcher's work is validated, it works and is worthwhile.

Answer 3

to make valid

Answer 4

It depends on the sentence it is used in. If I'm afraid of bees, and you tell me that it's okay because I'm allergic to them and I should be afraid, that is validating. In short, you are giving merit to what someone has told you, that it is important and worthwhile.

Answer 5

1. to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
2. to give legal force to; legalize.
3. to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.: to validate a passport.

Answer 6

to make something valid

Answer 7

to authorize as genuine .. show the validity of something , the verity or truth and value is real ,an endorsement

Answer 8

it means to make valid or sustenant

Answer 9

to make it valid...make something useful and allowable...i think

Answer 10

It means that they will try to establish that the handset is covered by the warranty