revalidate
verb
re·val·i·date
(ˌ)rē-ˈva-lə-ˌdāt
revalidated; revalidating
: to validate again or anew: such as
a
: to make (something) legal or valid again
Her mother had revalidated her Cuban teaching credentials and begun teaching school.—Linda Marx
also
: to grant official sanction to (something) again
had to get his visa revalidated
b
: to recognize or prove (something) anew as worthy or legitimate
… the fact that Tyler Perry felt that that song somehow represented his story sort of revalidated my feeling.—Melissa Manchester
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“Revalidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revalidate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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