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prevalidate

prevalidate verb: to validate in advance.

Verb

prevalidate (third-person singular simple present prevalidates, present participle prevalidating, simple past and past participle prevalidated)

  1. (transitive) To validate in advance.
    • For example, Ohio state law provides for a hearing to prevalidate a will.2004, Joan M Burda, Estate planning for same-sex couples

Forms of prevalidate

third-person singular presentprevalidates
present participleprevalidating
past participleprevalidated
pastprevalidated

Origin of prevalidate

From pre- + validate.

Questions about prevalidate

What does prevalidate mean?
Prevalidate means to validate in advance.
What part of speech is prevalidate?
Prevalidate is a verb.
What is the past tense of prevalidate?
The past tense of prevalidate is prevalidated.

Words near prevalidate in the dictionary

  1. prevalences
  2. prevalency
  3. prevalent
  4. prevalently
  5. prevalents
  6. prevalidate
  7. prevalidated
  8. prevalidates
  9. prevalidating
  10. prevalidation
  11. prevalidations

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