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invaliding

invaliding is the present participle and gerund of invalid.

Meaning of invalid

Verb

invalid (third-person singular simple present invalids, present participle invaliding, simple past and past participle invalided)

  1. (UK, transitive) To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
    • He was invalided home after the car crash.
  2. (transitive) To make invalid or affect with disease.

See all 8 meanings of invalid

Noun

invaliding (plural invalidings)

  1. (UK) The act of exempting someone from duty because of injury or ill health.

Forms of invaliding

pluralinvalidings

Phrases with invaliding

Questions about invaliding

What does invaliding mean?
Invaliding means the act of exempting someone from duty because of injury or ill health.
What is invaliding the present participle and gerund of?
Invaliding is the present participle and gerund of invalid.
What part of speech is invaliding?
Invaliding is a noun.
What is the plural of invaliding?
The plural of invaliding is invalidings.

Words near invaliding in the dictionary

  1. invalidators
  2. invalidcy
  3. invalided
  4. invalided out
  5. invalidhood
  6. invaliding
  7. invaliding out
  8. invalidings
  9. invalidish
  10. invalidism
  11. invalidisms

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