def METHOD_NAME(entity, schemata, project=None, name=''):
    """Validate an entity by looking up the core schema for its type and
    overriding it with any project level overrides
    """
    local_schema = get_project_specific_schema(
        projects, project, schemata[entity['type']], entity['type'])
    result = validate(entity, local_schema)
    return result