invalidate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
in- + Latin valere (“to be strong”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvæl.ə.dæɪt/
Verb[edit]
invalidate (third-person singular simple present invalidates, present participle invalidating, simple past and past participle invalidated)
- To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
- The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
- To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
- To render invalid; discredit.
- Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make invalid
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
invalidate
- inflection of invalidare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
invalidate f pl
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
invalidate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of invalidar combined with te
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