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invalidate

in·val·i·date
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-val-i-deyt]
    • /ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt/
    • /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-val-i-deyt]
    • /ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt/

Definitions of invalidate word

  • verb with object invalidate to render invalid; discredit. 1
  • verb with object invalidate to deprive of legal force or efficacy; nullify. 1
  • noun invalidate Make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous. 1
  • transitive verb invalidate make invalid 1
  • verb invalidate To invalidate something such as an argument, conclusion, or result means to prove that it is wrong or cause it to be wrong. 0
  • verb invalidate If something invalidates something such as a law, contract, or election, it causes it to be considered illegal. 0

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Origin of invalidate

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; invalid2 + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Invalidate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

invalidate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for invalidate

verb invalidate

  • impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • revoke — to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
  • undo — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
  • abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.

Antonyms for invalidate

verb invalidate

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.

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