invalidate
To make invalidTo make invalid (especially in to contract law)
» Ziri doesn't want to invalidate his ablutions.
Meaning
3 sensesTo make invalid (especially in to contract law)
The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
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make invalid for use
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.
show to be invalid
Examples
7 sentencesZiri doesn't want to invalidate his ablutions.
A single counterexample invalidates an absolute statement.
ruДостаточно одного контрпримера, чтобы опровергнуть общее утверждение.
Is my fast invalidated if I sleep the whole day?
The fact that he eyeballed the proportions completely invalidates the results of our experiment.
When people use masculine terms for me, it feels deeply invalidating to my experience.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surFirst attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.
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Forms
invalidates, invalidating, invalidated, invalidated| Base form | invalidate · to invalidate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | invalidates |
| Present participle | invalidating |
| Past simple | invalidated |
| Past participle | invalidated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle