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convalidate

convalidate verb: in Roman Catholic canon law, to grant the church's recognition to a civil marriage.

Verb

convalidate (third-person singular simple present convalidates, present participle convalidating, simple past and past participle convalidated)

  1. In Roman Catholic canon law, to grant the church's recognition to a civil marriage

Forms of convalidate

third-person singular presentconvalidates
present participleconvalidating
past participleconvalidated
pastconvalidated

Origin of convalidate

From con- + validate.

Questions about convalidate

What does convalidate mean?
Convalidate means in Roman Catholic canon law, to grant the church's recognition to a civil marriage.
What part of speech is convalidate?
Convalidate is a verb.
What is the past tense of convalidate?
The past tense of convalidate is convalidated.

Words near convalidate in the dictionary

  1. convalescent serums
  2. convalescently
  3. convalescents
  4. convalesces
  5. convalescing
  6. convalidate
  7. convalidation
  8. convalidations
  9. convallamarin
  10. convallamaroside
  11. convallaria

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