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validate
verb as in ascertain the truth, authenticity of something
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approve, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, justify, legalize, legitimize, ratify, substantiate, verify
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Example Sentences
In his 18 months on the job, Ratcliffe confirmed every fear about him, using his office to validate several conspiracy theories, many of them about Trump’s political opponents.
The photos will also enable researchers to validate climate change models by comparing them to reality.
Podcasters validate their fears and doubts, cite fallacious research, or more speciously, quote the all-purpose source of “some” or “they” without evidence.
Instead of questioning everything, it preaches the virtue of believing in nothing but the confident voices of those who validate their anxieties without offering honest reasons or answers as to why they exist.
In short, they found that claims that such paints could reduce heating bills by up to 20% or 25% were impossible to validate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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