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validate (iou) and lichen simplex chronicus (medicine)


validate (iou)



validate verb trans. M17.
[medieval Latin validat- pa. ppl stem of validare render (legally) valid, from Latin validus: see VALID, -ATE3.]
Make or declare legally valid; confirm the validity of (an act, contract, deed, etc.); legalize. M17.
A. Alison Royal sanction..required to validate the acts of the legislature.
a. Lend force or validity to; confirm; ratify; substantiate. L18.
Gamut This fraud..could..have been an attempt to validate someone's theory of the evolutionary process. Nursing Times If a course is validated, it is officially..approved for a specified period.
b. Computing etc. Examine (data etc.) for incorrectness or bias; confirm or test the suitability of (a system, program, etc.). M20.
vali'dation noun M17.
validator noun a person who or thing which confirms the validity of something M20.

lichen simplex chronicus (medicine)


lichen simplex chronicus


A thickened area of itching skin resulting from rubbing and scratching.