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Validate vs Prevalidate - What's the difference?

validate | prevalidate |

As verbs the difference between validate and prevalidate

is that validate is to render valid while prevalidate is to validate in advance.

validate

English

Verb

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

    * disprove * invalidate

    prevalidate

    English

    Verb

    (prevalidat)
  • To validate in advance.
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  • For example, Ohio state law provides for a hearing to prevalidate a will.