reassert vs validate

reassert and validate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reassert	No	No	Yes	No
validate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, validate is a hyponym of reassert; that is, validate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reassert:

Other hyponyms of reassert include maintain, uphold, verify, corroborate, reconfirm.

reassert (verb)	validate (verb)
strengthen or make more firm	make valid or confirm the validity of
	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
	give evidence for
	declare or make legally valid