invalidate
UK/ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt//ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/
invalidate verb: to make invalid (especially in to contract law).
Verb
invalidate (third-person singular simple present invalidates, present participle invalidating, simple past and past participle invalidated)
- To make invalid (especially in to contract law)
- The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
- Synonyms:
- extinguish, nullify
- 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...
- To render invalid; discredit.
- Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.
invalidate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
invalidate in Hindi
- to make invalid
- निरस्त nirast
invalidate in Tamil
- இயலாததாக்கு, செல்லாததாக்கு, பயனற்றதாக்கு
invalidate in Urdu
- باطل کرنا, بےاثر کرنا, بیکار کرنا, جھوٹا کرنا
invalidate in Bengali
- বাতিল করা, অকেজো করে দেওয়া, অসার প্রমাণ করা
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- invalidate in Malayalam
- അസാധുവാക്കുക, നിയമസാധുതയില്ലാതാക്കുക, ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുക, ബലഹീനമാക്കുക
- invalidate in Kannada
- ಅನೂರ್ಜಿತಗೊಳಿಸು, ಅಮಾನ್ಯಮಾಡು, ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿಸು
- invalidate in Punjabi
- ਅਵੈਧ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- invalidate in Gujarati
- અમાન્ય કરવા માટે, અમાન્ય કરવા
- invalidate in Odia
- ଅବୈଧ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, ଅବୈଧ କରିବା, ଅବୈଧ କରିବାପାଇଁ
- invalidate in Nepali
- अमान्य गर्न
Examples of invalidate in a sentence
- How nice it must be to ignore evidence, which invalidates your assertions.
- It is still filled with the notion that users are blameworthy, shameworthy, to be invalidated and avoided.
- Deproving the Resurrection would not invalidate the teachings of Jesus the man.
Synonyms of invalidate
Antonyms
Forms of invalidate
| third-person singular present | invalidates |
|---|---|
| present participle | invalidating |
| past participle | invalidated |
| past | invalidated |
Origin of invalidate
First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.
Words formed from invalidate
Questions about invalidate
- What does invalidate mean?
- Invalidate means to make invalid (especially in to contract law).
- What is invalidate in Hindi?
- Invalidate in Hindi is निरस्त (nirast). See Invalidate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is invalidate?
- Invalidate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce invalidate?
- Invalidate is pronounced /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of invalidate?
- The past tense of invalidate is invalidated.
Words near invalidate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: invalidate (page history and authors); invalidate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invalidate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Invalidate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invalidate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invalidate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invalidate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); invalidate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); invalidate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); invalidate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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