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[ in-val-i-deyt ] / ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR invalidate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), in·val·i·dat·ed, in·val·i·dat·ing.to render invalid; discredit. to deprive of legal force or efficacy; nullify. Origin of invalidateFirst recorded in 1640–50; invalid2 + -ate1 SYNONYMS FOR invalidate1 weaken, impair; disprove, refute, rebut. SEE SYNONYMS FOR invalidate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM invalidatein·val·i·da·tion, nounin·val·i·da·tor, nounWords nearby invalidateinvaginable, invaginate, invagination, in vain, invalid, invalidate, invalidism, invalidity, invalidity benefit, invaluable, Invar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for invalidateHowever, in an encouraging sign for clinics—and common sense—the narrow ruling does not invalidate buffer zones in general. The Supreme Court Lets Abortion Clinics Protect Themselves|Sally Kohn|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST While the Court did not invalidate Section 5, it did rule Section 4(b) unconstitutional. Eric Cantor’s Last, Legacy-Burnishing Task: Update the VRA|Ron Christie|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The gun lobby is currently funding lawsuits all over America, trying to invalidate local, state, and federal gun restrictions. Hands Off Those Gun Laws, Judges|Eric Segall|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is the Supreme Court going to invalidate campaign finance laws further in the aftermath of its 2010 decision in Citizens United? McCutcheon v. FEC: Big Money Fights Back at the Supreme Court|Ben Jacobs|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A consortium of scientists and the American Civil Liberties Union eventually sued to invalidate the patents a few years ago. The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally.|Sam Kean|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST This does not invalidate the evidence of their divine origin. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females|Harvey Newcomb Mr. Gell then proceeds to invalidate the authority of previous writers on the subject of Ithaca. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6)|Thomas Moore The fact that the uprising had failed did not seem in the least to invalidate the vision. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915|Various Her acceptance of the terms of annexation proposed by the United States does not discharge or invalidate the claim. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Polk|Compiled by James D. Richardson It is a sound maxim in law, that the superfluous does not invalidate the essential. The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism|A. Leah Underhill
British Dictionary definitions for invalidate
verb (tr)to render weak or ineffective, as an argument to take away the legal force or effectiveness of; annul, as a contract Derived forms of invalidateinvalidation, nouninvalidator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to invalidateimpair, annul, revoke, undo, abolish, nullify, discredit, quash, negate, abrogate, disqualify, overrule, undermine, annihilate, abate, refute, overthrow, neutralize, negative, nix |