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According to several dictionaries I have, "validate" is a transitive verb. But both Grammarly and ChatGPT judge the following (imperative) sentence as correct:

Ensure feature quality by validating with the UI team before release.

I would use: Ensure feature quality by validating it with the UI team before release.

Is the sentence without it correct? If yes, is it because the verb can be intransitive or because of something else?

Edit: corrected them to it.

Jirka-x1
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    You're allowed to omit the object of a transitive verb if it's obvious from context. Especially in contexts like "Ensure feature quality by validating with the UI team before release" which might not even be a sentence - it could be an imperative but is as likely to be something written in note form with the subject omitted. And with verbal nouns like "validating". – Stuart F Nov 27 '23 at 19:59
  • Here we have techie talk that shortens phrasing religiously. – Yosef Baskin Nov 28 '23 at 02:38
  • I like running, jumping, fishing, and validating. – Tinfoil Hat Nov 28 '23 at 03:30
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    @TinfoilHat Those ing forms are ambiguous between a verb and a noun, though verb preferred ("I like to run/fish"). "Validating" is questionable. – BillJ Nov 28 '23 at 10:51

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