validateEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chinesevalidate /BrE ˈvalɪdeɪt , AmE ˈvæləˌdeɪt / transitive verb 1 (make legal, official) 使…生效 ‹contract, document, passport›; to validate a parking ticket 确认违章停车罚单有效 2 (substantiate) 证实 ‹argument, theory, claim› 3 (approve) 认可 ‹course, method›