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val·i·date

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates

To declare or make legally valid.
To mark with an indication of official sanction.
To establish the soundness of; corroborate. See Synonyms at confirm.

OTHER FORMS:
vali·dation(Noun)

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