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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. |
annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
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] |
disprove |
to prove to be not true or valid. |
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 |
no longer legal or in effect; void; not valid. |
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