invalidating

Verb

invalidate (third-person singular simple present invalidates, present participle invalidating, simple past and past participle invalidated)

1. To make invalid (especially in to contract law)
   • The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.

   Synonyms:

   extinguish, nullify

2. 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...
3. To render invalid; discredit.
   • Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.