to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it(尤指经检查后)批准,认可,使生效
The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.数据输入后,计算机会自动识别其有效性。
UK It is a one-year course validated by London's City University.这是由伦敦城市大学批准设立的一年制课程。
to prove that something is correct证实…是对的
He feels that today's economic problems validate his opposition to the policy. 他觉得目前的经济问题说明他反对这项政策是对的。