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IELTS word

validate

/ˈvælɪdeɪt/verb

English definition

to check that something is correct or officially acceptable

Common phrases / collocations

  1. validate a ticket
  2. validate a result
  3. validate information

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The machine validated her train ticket.

  2. 2.

    The researcher validated the results.

  3. 3.

    The system validates the information before saving it.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A traveler inserts a paper train ticket into a station validation machine with a green confirmation light.
to check that something is correct or officially acceptable
1ticket is checked
2green light confirms it
ticket is checked→green light confirms it