Definition for Validate:

• 1. General. Making something effective and legal. 2. Accounting. Confirm or attest to a financial item. 3. Decision making. Establish a decisions worth.

Synonyms for Validate:

• n.

  •
  • evidence,
  • vouch for,
  • back.

• v.

  •affirm (verb)
  • assert,
  • affirm,
  • attest,
  • promise,
  • pronounce,
  • express,
  • adjure,
  • contend,
  • admit,
  • assure,
  • warrant,
  • acknowledge,
  • propound,
  • claim,
  • state,
  • submit,
  • avouch,
  • profess,
  • pledge,
  • aver,
  • maintain,
  • testify,
  • proclaim,
  • set down.
  •approve (verb)
  • underwrite,
  • permit,
  • approbate,
  • authorize.
  •ascertain the truth, authenticity of something (verb)
  • make legal,
  • okay,
  • make stick,
  • give the go-ahead,
  • set seal on,
  • give the green light,
  • make binding,
  • legitimize,
  • constitute,
  • give the nod,
  • legalize,
  • John Hancock.
  •authorize (verb)
  • countersign,
  • enfranchise,
  • ordain,
  • denominate,
  • commission,
  • entitle,
  • deputize,
  • bless,
  • enable,
  • designate,
  • license.
  •evince (verb)
  • vouch,
  • witness,
  • evince,
  • exhibit,
  • illustrate,
  • exemplify,
  • indicate,
  • adduce,
  • manifest,
  • betoken,
  • observe,
  • determine,
  • document,
  • connote,
  • depose.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reinforce.
  •
  • satisfy,
  • press.
  •
  • back up.
  •
  • show.
  •approve
  • sign off on,
  • subscribe to,
  • empower,
  • second.
  •demonstrate
  • testify to.
  •Other relevant words:
  • check out,
  • check into,
  • buttress,
  • give a try,
  • vindicate,
  • detail,
  • defend,
  • recheck,
  • bolster,
  • clear,
  • initial,
  • make sure,
  • franchise,
  • deliver,
  • cross-check,
  • exculpate,
  • particularize,
  • clinch,
  • essay,
  • practises,
  • vet,
  • try,
  • pass upon,
  • legislate,
  • preserve,
  • ensure,
  • declare lawful,
  • patent,
  • excuse,
  • cosign,
  • taste,
  • check over,
  • scrutinize,
  • pass on,
  • double-check,
  • agree to,
  • check up on,
  • formulate,
  • guarantee,
  • legitimate,
  • strengthen,
  • finish,
  • amen,
  • consummate,
  • scan,
  • necessitate,
  • research,
  • put in force,
  • fortify,
  • chronicle,
  • audit,
  • inspect,
  • keep,
  • investigate,
  • undersign,
  • practice,
  • decree,
  • try it on,
  • vouchsafe,
  • privilege,
  • argue,
  • proved,
  • achieve,
  • prescribe,
  • legitimatize,
  • attest to,
  • autograph,
  • collate,
  • experiment,
  • balancing,
  • ascertain,
  • bear witness to,
  • fulfil,
  • examine,
  • describe,
  • execute,
  • approbation,
  • have a go,
  • size up,
  • balance,
  • ratification,
  • absolve,
  • consent to,
  • acquit,
  • sample,
  • indorse,
  • enact,
  • complete,
  • charter,
  • explain,
  • certificate,
  • vise,
  • try out,
  • recognise,
  • rubber stamp,
  • visa,
  • codify,
  • give permission,
  • effect,
  • swear to,
  • effectuate,
  • assay,
  • accede to,
  • probate,
  • rationalize,
  • give power,
  • call for,
  • clench,
  • road-test,
  • undergird,
  • notarise,
  • authorization,
  • record,
  • play around with,
  • underpin,
  • review,
  • carry,
  • say amen to,
  • regulate,
  • give thumbs up.

Paraphrases for Validate:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    validating, validated.
  • Proper noun, singular
    validating, validates, validated.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    validating.

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    valid.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    valid, commit.
  • Proper noun, singular
    valid, OKS, commit.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    valid, commit.
  • Verb, past tense
    endorsed.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    corroborate, valid.
  • Verb, base form
    substantiate, certify, endorse, authenticate, approve, evaluate, ascertain, demonstrate, reaffirm, corroborate, consolidate, justify, attest, assess, prove, accept, reiterate, identify, assert, determine, sanction, appreciate, appraise, recognize, testify, authorise.

• Other Related

  • Interjection
    valid.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    commit.
  • Verb, base form
    commit.

Antonyms for Validate:

• v.

  • ascertain the truth, authenticity of something
    disprove, discredit, disapprove, disagree, invalidate, contradict, deny, repudiate, disallow, refuse, oppose, veto, reject.
  • Other antonyms:
    challenge, presume, conjecture, contest, quash, avoid, gainsay, vitiate, guess, nullify, disavow, allege, question, surmise, disclaim, object, annul, refute, assume, rebut, suspect, dispute, void.

Hypernym for Validate:

• v.

  • social
    cosign, ratify, probate, sign, co-sign.

Hyponym for Validate:

• v.

  • change
    change, modify, alter.
  • cognition
    sustain, affirm, support, substantiate, corroborate, confirm.
  • social
    pass, clear, authorise, authorize.