adj.有效的,有法律效力的,正当的,健全的
The Academy Awards appear to validate his career.
奥斯卡金像奖似乎是对他事业的肯定。
to validate a theory
证实理论
This discovery seems to validate the claims of popular astrology.
这个发现似乎能印证流行占星术的一些说法。