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| Main Entry: | validate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ascertain the truth, authenticity of something |
| Synonyms: | John Hancock*, approve, authenticate, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, constitute, corroborate, endorse, justify, legalize, okay*, ratify, sanction, substantiate, verify, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, legitimize, make binding, make legal, make stick, rubber-stamp, set seal on, sign off on |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | authenticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish as real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accredit, attest, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, justify, prove, substantiate, validate, verify, vouch, warrant |
| Main Entry: | bear out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | substantiate |
| Synonyms: | authenticate, confirm, corroborate, endorse, justify, prove, substantiate, support, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate |
| Main Entry: | certify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare as true |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, ascertain, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, aver, avow, commission, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, license, notify, okay, profess, reassure, sanction, show, state, swear, testify, validate, verify, vouch, witness, rubber-stamp |
| Antonyms: | contradict, counteract, deny, disavow, discredit, invalidate, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | corroborate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back up information, story |
| Synonyms: | approve, authenticate, bear out, certify, check out, confirm, document, endorse, establish, justify, okay, prove, ratify, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, validate, verify, check on, check up, declare true, double check, give nod, rubber-stamp |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
| Antonyms: | contradict, deny, disallow, disclaim, refute, reject |
| Main Entry: | justify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legitimize, substantiate |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi*, answer for, approve, assert, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea, countenance, crawl, defend, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, favor, legalize, maintain, palliate, pardon, plead, rationalize, rebut, square, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, apologize for, argue for, be answerable for, do justice to, make allowances, make good, show cause, speak in favor, stand up for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | notarize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | certify |
| Synonyms: | attest, authenticate, document, endorse, register, swear, validate, verify, witness, sign and seal |
| Main Entry: | prove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish facts; put to a test |
| Synonyms: | affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, certify, check, confirm, convince, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, determine, document, end up, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, explain, find, fix, justify, manifest, pan out*, result, settle, show, substantiate, sustain, test, testify, trial, try, turn out, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, witness, add up, have a case, make evident, show clearly, show once and for all |
| Antonyms: | discredit, disprove, theorize, hypothesize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ratify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, authenticate, bear out, bind, bless, certify, commission, confirm, consent, corroborate, endorse, establish, go for*, license, okay*, rubber stamp*, sanction, sign, substantiate, uphold, validate, give stamp of approval |
| Antonyms: | deny, disaffirm, disagree, renounce, revoke, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substantiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back up a statement, idea |
| Synonyms: | actualize, affirm, approve, authenticate, bear out, check out, complete, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, establish, incarnate, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify, prove, ratify, realize, support, test, try, try on, validate, verify, attest to, check up, reify, try out |
| Antonyms: | break, disprove |
| Main Entry: | test |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine, quiz |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assay, assess, check, confirm, demonstrate, experiment, inquire, investigate, look into, prove, question, substantiate, try, try on, validate, verify, experimentalize, give a tryout, make a trial run, match up, prove out, put to the test, run idea by someone, run it up a flagpole, see how it flies, see how wind blows, send up a balloon, shake down*, stack up, try on for size, try out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | declare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known clearly or officially |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, advance, advocate, affirm, allege, announce, argue, assert, attest, aver, avow, blaze, certify, cite, claim, confess, confirm, contend, convey, demonstrate, disclose, enunciate, inform, insist, maintain, manifest, notify, pass, proclaim, profess, promulgate, pronounce, publish, render, repeat, reveal, show, sound, state, stress, swear, tell, testify, validate, vouch, allegate, asservate, be positive, bring forward, give out, propound, put forward, reaffirm, reassert, set forth |
| Antonyms: | deny, disavow, retract |
| Main Entry: | demonstrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | display, show |
| Synonyms: | authenticate, determine, establish, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose, flaunt, indicate, make out, manifest, prove, show and tell*, test, trot out*, try, validate, make evident, roll out*, testify to |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sustain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep up, maintain |
| Synonyms: | aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, lug, nourish, nurse, nurture, pack, preserve, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, save, supply, support, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for, tote |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, groove*, license, maintain, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, support, thumbs up*, uphold, validate, buy into, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, hats off to, lap up, make law, make valid, push for, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to |
| Antonyms: | disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | establish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authenticate; demonstrate |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, authorize, base, certify, confirm, constitute, corroborate, decree, determine, discover, enact, find out, formulate, learn, legislate, make, make out, predicate, prescribe, prove, ratify, rest, show, stay, substantiate, validate, verify, circumstantiate, disambiguate |
| Antonyms: | confuse, disprove, invalidate |
| Main Entry: | seal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensure, finalize |
| Synonyms: | assure, attest, authenticate, clinch, conclude, confirm, consummate, establish, ratify, settle, stamp, validate, shake hands on |
| Antonyms: | delay, put off, refuse |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enact, legislate |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, approve, authorize, carry, decree, engage, establish, ordain, pledge, promise, ratify, sanction, undertake, validate, be established, be ordained, be sanctioned, become law, become ratified, become valid, vote in |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse, veto |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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