validar
to validate, to confirm as valid
verb bah-lee-DAHR Rare
Origin: From Latin validare, 'to make strong'.
Also means
to authenticate
Usage Note
Validar is used in technical, legal, and everyday contexts: you validar a ticket at a machine, validar a signature on a document, or validar a hypothesis in research. Do not confuse with valorar ('to assess the value of') or avalar ('to guarantee, to endorse'). The related noun is validación and the adjective válido.
Examples
"Debes validar el billete antes de subir."
Natural Translation
You must validate the ticket before boarding.
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