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validated

validated is the simple past and past participle of validate.

Adjective

validated (not comparable)

  1. Declared or made valid.
  2. Having experienced emotional validation.

Meaning of validate

Verb

validate (third-person singular simple present validates, present participle validating, simple past and past participle validated)

  1. (transitive) To render valid.
    • Always remember to validate your ticket before entering the train. A non-validated ticket could lead to a hefty fine.2003, Alan Hart, Going to Live in France, page 207
  2. (transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.
  3. (ergative) To have its validity successfully proven.
    • The data file cannot be imported because it doesn't validate.

See all 4 meanings of validate

Antonyms of validated

Words formed from validated

Questions about validated

What does validated mean?
Validated means declared or made valid.
What is validated the simple past and past participle of?
Validated is the simple past and past participle of validate.
What part of speech is validated?
Validated is an adjective.

Words near validated in the dictionary

  1. valid times
  2. validamycin
  3. validamycins
  4. validatable
  5. validate
  6. validated
  7. validates
  8. validating
  9. validation
  10. validation suite
  11. validation suites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: validated (page history and authors); validate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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