sign vs validate

validate vs sign

sign is a noun but validate is not a noun.

sign is an adjective but validate is not an adjective.

sign and validate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, validate is a hypernym of sign; that is, validate is a word with a broader meaning than sign:

sign: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
validate: declare or make legally valid

Other hypernyms of sign include formalise, formalize.

sign (noun)	validate (noun)
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
a public display of a message
a gesture that is part of a sign language
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
a character indicating a relation between quantities
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

sign (adjective)	validate (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf

sign (verb)	validate (verb)
be engaged by a written agreement	make valid or confirm the validity of
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)	give evidence for
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate	declare or make legally valid
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement

Difference between sign and validate

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