valId

[French valide, from Lat. valid us strong, from valeo =to be strong; Sp., Port. & Ital. vali do.] *1. Strong, powerful, efficient. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; valleriite 2. Supported or grounded on actual fact; well grounded, sound; capable of being justified or defended; not weak or defective; well-based; as, a valid argument, a valid excuse. 3. Having sufficient legal strength or force; good or sufficient in point of law; incapable of being lawfully overthrown or set aside; executed with the proper formalities; binding in law. văl-i-dāte, v. t. [Low Lat. valid at us, pa. par. of vali do to make strong, from Lat. valid us = strong.] 1. To make or declare valid; to confirm. "All the elections are validated ."-London Standard. 2. To test the validity of; as, to validate votes. *văl-i-da-tion, subst . [Fr., from Low Lat. vali dat us , pa. par. of vali do to validate (q. v.).] The act giving validity. va-lid-1-tě, *va-lid-1-tie, subst . [Fr. valid ité , from Lat. validitatem , acc us, of valid it as , from valid us strong, valid (q. v.).] *1. The quality or state of being strong; strength, power. 2. Strength or force derived from resting on or being supported by fact; soundne , justne , validne ; as, the validity of an argument. 3. Legal strength or force; sufficiency in point of law. *4. Value. văl-Id-lỹ, adv. [English valid; -ly.] In a valid manner; so as to be valid.