validate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Confirm the validity of, as of a legal proceeding, scientific experiment, or idea; possibly only perceptually rather than officially.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] VALIDATE NP2[patient[abstract]]
NOTE: The thing validated must be ABSTRACT.

Examples:
The economic downturn validated all of Sir Alan's predictions.
His evidence helps to validate my theory.
A judge helped to validate the process.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: validate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: Validate a document for the purpose of executing a process or receiving compensation.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] VALIDATE NP2[patient[concrete]]
NOTE: The thing validated must be CONCRETE.

Examples:
The movie theater validted my parking stub so I didn't have to pay.
My supervisor validated my timesheet.
I have to validate these invoices by the end of the day.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: validate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4