invalidate

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English

Etymology

From in- +‎ Latin valere (to be strong).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
    The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
  2. To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
  3. To render invalid; discredit.
    Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

invalidate

  1. inflection of invalidare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

invalidate f pl

  1. feminine plural of invalidato

Spanish

Verb

invalidate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of invalidar combined with te