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Added 10 October 2026

validate

/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ verb

Latin root: validātus First recorded: 1648 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about validate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To render valid.
To check or prove the validity of; verify.
To have its validity successfully proven.
The data file cannot be imported because it doesn't validate.

adjective

Valid, validated.

Origin

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.

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