Antonyms for validate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : val-i-deyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt


Definition of validate

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin validatus, from validus (see valid). Related: Validated; validating.
  • verb ascertain the truth, authenticity of something
Example sentences :
  • Time moved on, and with it came the parish priest to validate the marriage.
  • Extract from : « Mexico and its Religion » by Robert A. Wilson
  • This is all that is necessary to validate the use of images to be made in the sequel.
  • Extract from : « The Analysis of Mind » by Bertrand Russell
  • Let there be no mistake about it: we have been brought here to validate that conclusion.
  • Extract from : « Human Error » by Raymond F. Jones
  • The theory of value is to interpret, validate, and guide the theory of prices.
  • Extract from : « Social Value » by B. M. Anderson
  • Thus Mary attempts to validate the situation and make it "by no means contrary to probability."
  • Extract from : « Mathilda » by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  • The law was framed to validate a procedure more or less established by mining custom.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The answers to these questions would do a great deal to validate the plan we had adopted.
  • Extract from : « Marriage Enrichment Retreats » by David Mace
  • If man is to hold no beliefs except those proved valid by experience, how can there be any to validate?
  • Extract from : « John Dewey's logical theory » by Delton Thomas Howard
  • Of course, it is our hope that this test will validate Rapid Dominance as a legitimate doctrine.
  • Extract from : « Shock and Awe » by Harlan K. Ullman
  • True ideas are those which we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify.
  • Extract from : « The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey » by Delton Loring Geyer

Synonyms for validate

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