invalidate
Meaning of invalidate
- make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
- deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal validity because it contravenes a regulation or law.
a technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin invalidat- ‘annulled’, from the verb invalidare (based on Latin validus ‘strong’).
Information about invalidate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of invalidate is: invalidates.
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Hyphenation of invalidate
in-val-i-date
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- invalidate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
invalidate synonyms
Meaning annul:
annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify
Meaning cancel:
Meaning nullify:
Meaning void:
Meaning prove that (something) is false:
Meaning prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove:
Meaning show (a belief or theory) to be false or unfounded:
Meaning deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite:
Meaning claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false:
Meaning make ineffective; nullify:
Meaning deny or contradict (a fact or statement):
Meaning (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something):
Meaning cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable:
Meaning make (something) visible by uncovering it:
Meaning expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief):
Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:
Meaning erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation):
Meaning settle a dispute by mutual concession:
Meaning prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong:
Meaning prove to be untrue:
Meaning exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal):
Meaning abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.):
Meaning reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority:
Meaning use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.):
Meaning cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure):
Meaning make (something) the opposite of what it was:
Meaning officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise):
Meaning revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement):
Meaning formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution):
Meaning revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament):
Meaning refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt):
Meaning bring to an end:
invalidate antonyms
Meaning check or prove the validity or accuracy of:
Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:
Translation of invalidate
- Spanish: anular, cancelar
- French: annuler, invalider, résilier
- Italian: annullare
- German: annulieren, stornieren
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