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VALIDATES
Verb
validates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of validate
Anagrams
• salivated
Source: Wiktionary
VALIDATE
Val"i*date, v. t. Etym: [See Valid.]
Definition: To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to. The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to validate at once the election of an official candidate. London Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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