validate
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++val·i·date /ˈvælədeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] 1 formalPROVE to prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable 证实；使生效；使合法化 SYN confirm The Supreme Court has validated the lower court’s interpretation of the law. 最高法院已经认可下级法院对这条法规的阐释。 Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research. 许多科学家计划等到调查结果被今后的研究证实了以后再作定论。2 to make someone feel that their ideas and feelings are respected and considered seriously 使得到认同 Talking with people who think like you helps validate your feelings. 和想法相似的人交谈可以让你的情感得到认同。3. American English if a business validates a ticket from a parking garage, it puts a special mark on it, showing that it will pay the parking costs 承认，认可〔停车卡，即在上面盖章表示同意支付停车费〕 —validation /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
validate• Traditionally, entrepreneurs validated a business model, fine-tuned the technology and landed major customers before turning to partnerships.• Gonzalez's concerns are seemingly validated by a federal auditor's report released last year.• All the information used in this report has been validated by an independent panel of experts.• This is an interesting hypothesis, but all attempts to validate it have so far failed.• It is a building block procedure that starts with a foundation of well validated knowledge.• It validated the experience, as the writing of any history brings a persuasion and form to events.• To say that the personal is spiritual validates the sacred experiences of individual women and men.• There are two indirect ways of validating these estimates.From Longman Business Dictionaryvalidateval‧i‧date /ˈvælədeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal to prove that something is true, correct, or acceptableThe federal court overturned court rulings validating the company’s patent.Our data is validated to ensure reliability. —validation noun [uncountable]A samplevalidation check showed there were two suspect areas of information.→ See Verb tableval·i·date verbChineseSyllable
correct, something or to that is Business or prove Corpus true
validate
val‧i‧date AC /ˈvælədeɪt, ˈvælɪdeɪt/
verb [transitive]1. formal to prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable
SYN confirm:
The Supreme Court has validated the lower court’s interpretation of the law.
Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research.
2. to make someone feel that their ideas and feelings are respected and considered seriously:
Talking with people who think like you helps validate your feelings.
3. American English if a business validates a ticket from a parking garage, it puts a special mark on it, showing that it will pay the parking costs
—validation /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən, ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ confirm if a piece of new information confirms an idea or belief that people already have, it shows that it is definitely true: Police have found new evidence that confirms his story. | The discovery seems to confirm that people lived here over 10,000 years ago.
▪prove to show that something is definitely true by providing facts: DNA tests proved that he was the father of the child. | I think we’ve proved that we are a good team.
▪back up to provide additional information to help prove that a statement, belief, or explanation is correct: When you write a history essay, you should back up all your points with facts. | Wright was accused of pretending to be injured, and this was backed up by video evidence.
▪support to help to prove that a belief, idea etc is probably true: Do you have any evidence to support these claims? | The notion that women are worse drivers than men is simply not supported by the facts.
▪bear something out if facts or information bear out a claim or opinion, they suggest that something is likely to be true: Most of the available evidence bears out the view that students learn better in small classes. | Marriage is not always easy; a fact that is clearly borne out in divorce statistics.
▪corroborate formal to provide additional information which supports or agrees with something – used in scientific and legal contexts: Levine claims that a third car was involved in the accident and witnesses have corroborated this. | Professor Carling’s findings have been corroborated by more recent research.
▪substantiate formal to provide additional information that helps to prove that a statement is correct, especially if the statement is difficult to believe: A police investigation failed to substantiate the claim that he had been sexually abused.
▪validate formal to prove that information or results are correct by using scientific tests or very careful checking – used in scientific or technical contexts: All the information used in this report has been validated by an independent panel of experts.
val‧i‧date AC /ˈvælədeɪt, ˈvælɪdeɪt/
verb [transitive]1. formal to prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable SYN confirm:
2. to make someone feel that their ideas and feelings are respected and considered seriously:
3. American English if a business validates a ticket from a parking garage, it puts a special mark on it, showing that it will pay the parking costs
—validation /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən, ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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