| accept |
to regard as valid or correct. [1/6 definitions] |
| admit |
to accept or allow as valid; concede. [1/4 definitions] |
| a leg to stand on |
a valid or convincing basis for a point of view. |
| authentic |
real, genuine, or valid. [1/2 definitions] |
| behaviorism |
in psychology, the doctrine that observable behavior, rather than mental events or consciousness, gives the only valid evidence for study, and that environmental influences predominate in human psychological development. |
| binder |
a temporary, legally valid agreement to purchase insurance, property, or the like, usu. involving partial payment. [1/4 definitions] |
| credence |
acceptance (of a statement or the like) as valid or true. [1/2 definitions] |
| currency |
any money in circulation as a valid means of trade or exchange. [1/2 definitions] |
| establish |
to determine or prove to the satisfaction of others; show to be true or valid. [1/3 definitions] |
| fall for |
(informal) to accept as valid; be deceived by (something that is a trick or a lie). [1/2 definitions] |
| gaslight |
to use psychological manipulation in an attempt to make (a person or persons) believe that they are losing their sanity or that their memories or valid suspicions are false. [1/3 definitions] |
| gaslighting |
psychological manipulation that attempts to make a person or persons believe that they are losing their sanity or that their memories or valid suspicions are false. |
| hold1 |
to remain valid. [1/18 definitions] |
| hold good |
to remain valid (used esp. in reference to an offer, guarantee, promise, or the like). |
| hold water |
to be logical, believable, or valid. |
| honor |
to accept as valid. [1/13 definitions] |
| imperfect |
in law, not valid or enforceable. [1/5 definitions] |
| incompatible |
not simultaneously valid; inconsistent. [1/6 definitions] |
| invalid2 |
without legal or factual force or effect; not valid; void. [1/2 definitions] |
| justify |
to demonstrate (something) to be true or valid. [1/5 definitions] |
| legitimate |
valid, justified, or deserved. [1/6 definitions] |