Meaning of INVALIDATE
| Pronunciation: | | in'vali`deyt
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- [v] take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract"
- [v] show to be invalid
- [v] of cheques or tickets
- [v] declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea"
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| | Synonyms: | | annul, avoid, cancel, nullify, nullify, quash, vitiate, void, void |
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| | Antonyms: | | formalise, formalize, validate, validate, validate | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, break, cancel, change, contradict, mark, negate, score, stet, strike down | |
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| | Definition: | | \In*val"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invalidated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Invalidating}.] [From {Invalid} null.]
To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to
destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to
overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.
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| | Related Terms: | | abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, bring to naught, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, come to nothing, counterbalance, countermand, counterorder, deflate, disannul, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, disqualify, do away with, explode, expose, frustrate, make void, negate, negativate, negative, neutralize, nullify, offset, override, overrule, prove the contrary, puncture, quash, recall, recant, renege, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, set aside, show up, stultify, suspend, thwart, undercut, undo, unfit, vacate, vitiate, void, waive, withdraw, write off |
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