validate

V-T To validate something such as a claim or statement means to prove or confirm that it is true or correct. 证实，确认； This discovery seems to validate the claims of popular astrology. 这一发现似乎证实了流行占星术的一些观点。 V-T To validate a person, state, or system means to prove or confirm that they are valuable or worthwhile. 证明有……价值，认可 The Academy Awards appear to validate his career. 这些奥斯卡金像奖看来证实了他的职业生涯的价值。

第三人称单数 validates 现在分词 validating 过去式 validated 过去分词 validated verb [T] to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it: The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.

v. 批准，确认……有效；使生效，使具有法律效力；

/**
 * Validates an instance
 *
 * @return True if the instance is valid
 */
boolean validate() {
	currentGormValidationApi().validate this
}