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Validate vs Legitimacy - What's the difference?

validate | legitimacy |

As a verb validate

is to render valid.

As a noun legitimacy is

the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

validate

English

Verb

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

    • Antonyms

    * disprove * invalidate

    Related terms

    * valid * validation * validator

    legitimacy

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

    • Synonyms

    * legitimateness (much less common)