invalidate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈvæl.ə.dæɪt/ (Australia)
- /ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/ (US)
- /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.
Meanings
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To make invalid (especially in to contract law)
The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
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To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
The multiplicity of moral opinions is an empirical fact and does not invalidate the contention that there is only one morality par excellence.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181:
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To render invalid; discredit.
Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| invalidated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| invalidated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| invalidates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| invalidating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Synonyms
negate · nullify · vitiate · disprove · extinguish
Translations (27)
mi whakanoa (to make invalid) · sk zneplatniť (to make invalid) · ca invalidar (to make invalid) · io desvalidigar (to make invalid) · de entkräften (to make invalid) · bg обезсилвам (to make invalid) · es invalidar (to make invalid) · hu érvénytelenít (to make invalid) · cs zneplatnit (to make invalid) · bg анулирам (to make invalid) · uk скасува́ти (to make invalid) · la invalidō (to make invalid) · hu hatálytalanít (to make invalid) · sv ogiltigförklara (to make invalid) · mi whakamanakore (to make invalid) · ota ابطال ایتمك (to make invalid) · pl unieważnić (to make invalid) · cmn 使無效 /使无效 (to make invalid) · grc ἀθετέω (to make invalid) · nl ontkrachten (to make invalid) · pl unieważniać (to make invalid) · fr invalider (to make invalid) · ota بوزمق (to make invalid) · hi निरस्त (to make invalid) · fi mitätöidä (to make invalid) · tr hükümsüz kılmak (to make invalid) · tr geçersizleştirmek (to make invalid)