Past tense of invalidate
regular verb
The past tense of invalidate is invalidated. The past participle is also invalidated.
Forms of invalidate
| Base form (V1) | invalidate /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | invalidated |
| Past participle (V3) | invalidated |
| Present participle | invalidating |
| Third person singular | invalidates |
Invalidated in a sentence
- The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
- It is still filled with the notion that users are blameworthy, shameworthy, to be invalidated and avoided.2000, Liz Sayce, From psychiatric patient to citizen. From the entry shameworthy
- The message has been mostly perverted from the moment of his death, but it hasn't been invalidated.1986 February 8, Emma Whitby, “Old Testament Claptrap?”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 29, page 5. From the entry viva
- The Pingtung District Court on Monday invalidated the election of Chen Lung-chin (陳隆進) as the head of Liouciou Township after finding him guilty of vote buying.2015 July 6, “Court nullifies town chief's election”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023, Politics. From the entry Liouciou
- After Race centrally holds that race is a biological myth at long last invalidated by science, but now dangerously re-created because scholars persist in using the term.2007, Michael Yates, More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry neoracism
Meaning of invalidate
- verb To make invalid (especially in to contract law).
- verb To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
- verb To render invalid; discredit.
Questions about the past tense of invalidate
- What is the past tense of invalidate?
- The past tense of invalidate is invalidated.
- What is the past participle of invalidate?
- The past participle of invalidate is invalidated.
- Is invalidate a regular or irregular verb?
- Invalidate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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