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Characterize vs Validate - What's the difference?

characterize | validate |

As verbs the difference between characterize and validate

is that characterize is to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative) while validate is to render valid.

characterize

English

(Characterization)

Alternative forms

* characterise

Verb

(characteriz)
  • to depict someone or something a particular way (often negative)
  • to determine the characteristics of
  • * {{quote-book, passage=This glossary includes terminology used in coastal science, engineering, geology, management, nearshore oceanography and the technologies that characterize , measure, describe or quantify the physical properties, processes and changes of the coastal zone.
  • , title=Department of Ecology Publication No. 98-105 , chapter=Glossary of Coastal Terminology , author=Brian Voigt , year=1998 citation

    Derived terms

    * characterization

    validate

    English

    Verb

    (validat)
  • To render valid.
  • To check or prove the validity of; verify.
  • Antonyms

    * disprove * invalidate