validate['vælideit]

• vt.
  • 使生效，使有法律效力；使合法：

    In order to validate the agreement between yourself and your employer, you must both sign it.

    为了使你和你的雇主之间的合同具有法律效力，你们双方必须在合同上签字。

  • 批准；确认…有效：

    This passport has to be signed before the official can validate it.

    这个护照必须先行签署，官方才能确认其有效。

  • 证实：

    Do these results validate his theory?

    这些结果可以证实他的理论吗?

• 近义词:

  confirm

• 变形:

  vt.validated.validating