validate
verb (formal)- validate something
to prove that something is true 证实；确认；确证 to validate a theory 证实理论 The research findings do not validate the claims made by the manufacturer. 这些研究结果不能证实制造商的说法。
- validate something
to make something legally recognized 使生效；使有法律效力 to validate a contract 使合同生效
- validate something
to state officially that something is useful and of an acceptable standard 批准；确认…有效；认可 to recognize the value of a person or their feelings or opinions; to make somebody feel valued 承认（某人）的价值；认同（某人的感受或观点）；使感到受重视 - validate somebody/something
Be sure to validate your child's feelings—don't minimize them. 一定要重视孩子的感受，千万不要不当回事。 - validate somebody/something as something
She seemed to need his admiration to validate her as a person. 她似乎需要他的赞赏来肯定自己的存在价值。
- validate somebody/something
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make legally valid’): from medieval Latin validat- ‘made legally valid’, from the verb validare, from Latin validus ‘strong’, from valere ‘be strong’.