validate
Cross references: 1. confirm val.i.date \'val-*-.da-t\ vt 1a: to make legally valid 1b: to grant official sanction to by marking 1c: to confirm the validity of (an election); also : to declare (a person) elected 2: VERIFY, SUBSTANTIATE
Webster's English DictionaryCross references: 1. confirm val.i.date \'val-*-.da-t\ vt 1a: to make legally valid 1b: to grant official sanction to by marking 1c: to confirm the validity of (an election); also : to declare (a person) elected 2: VERIFY, SUBSTANTIATE