讓一件事正式算數
核心那一面：經過檢查或蓋章之後，這件事就有效了。
confirm as true or valid · verb · B2
to prove that something is true or correct by careful checks, or to make a paper or agreement officially acceptable.
驗證；證實；使生效
核心畫面
Picture a stamp coming down on a document: from this moment the paper counts. Before the stamp it was just a claim; after it, it holds. Validate is that act of making something count — a result confirmed by checking, a ticket marked at the counter, or a person's feelings acknowledged out loud so that they, too, are treated as real.
可以想成：一個章蓋在文件上，從這一刻起這張紙「算數」了。蓋章之前它只是個說法，蓋章之後它站得住。validate 講…更多收起
可以想成：一個章蓋在文件上，從這一刻起這張紙「算數」了。蓋章之前它只是個說法，蓋章之後它站得住。validate 講的就是這個「讓它算數」的動作——可能是經過檢查而確認的結果，可能是櫃檯替你在票上做的記號，也可能是有人把你的感受說出來、當成真的看待。Two branches
讓一個人的感受被當真
把「讓它算數」從紙上移到人身上：不是判定對錯，而是承認那份感受確實存在。
affirm someone's feelings · verb · B2
To show someone that their feelings or experiences are real and worth taking seriously.
肯定；認可（感受）
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
validateverb詞源 1/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
- 1
To render valid.
- Always remember to validate your ticket before entering the train. A non-validated ticket could lead to a hefty fine.
- 2
To check or prove the validity of; verify.
- 3
To have its validity successfully proven.
- The data file cannot be imported because it doesn't validate.
validateadj詞源 2
- 1
obsoletelawValid, validated.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。