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validation

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/

val•i•date /ˈvælɪˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing.

to make valid; substantiate;
confirm.
to give official permission, confirmation, or approval to:to validate a passport.

val•i•da•tion /ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -val-.

val•i•date (val′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -dat•ed, -dat•ing.

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

Medieval Latin validātus (past participle of validāre to make valid), equivalent. to valid- (see valid) + -ātus -ate¹
1640–50

val′i•da′tion, n.
val′i•da′tor, n.

'validation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

a posteriori - a priori - cross-validation - Torrens system - self-validating

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