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We validate the answer by checking the chart.
What does Validate mean?
Validate means to confirm something is correct.
Dictionary definition
To validate means to check or confirm that something is correct, acceptable, or supported.
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Validate in a sentence
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The teacher asked students to validate their claim with evidence.
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Before sharing the results, the team validated the data by comparing it with a second source.
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What does validate mean?
Validate means validate means to confirm something is correct.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to validate?
Confirm is close in meaning to validate in this entry.
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Disprove is a useful contrast for validate.
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MeaningValidate means to confirm something is correct.
ExampleExample: We validate the answer by checking the chart.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- val · ih · dayt
- Strongest beat
- val
- Ending
- dayt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on val.
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Validate word family
Base word
valid
verb
validate
To confirm that something is correct.
verb
validated
Confirmed in the past.
verb
validating
Checking or confirming now.
noun
validation
The act of validating.
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Hint for students
Validate means to check or confirm that something is correct. It often needs evidence, data, rules, or a second source.
Common mix-up
Validate is not the same as guess. To validate, you check; guessing happens without enough support.
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Write one sentence that shows validate without using the word validate. Then underline the clue words that show checking or confirming with evidence. Example: Nora checked the answer with the graph before writing it down. Clue words: checked, answer, graph, before writing Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show someone confirming that something is correct?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The teacher asked students to validate their claim with evidence." Why does validate fit better than guess?
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