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validates

validates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of validate.

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

Questions about validates

What is validates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Validates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of validate.

Words near validates in the dictionary

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

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