invalidate

Meaning

1. To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
2. To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
3. To render invalid; discredit.

Synonyms

nullify

cancel

annul

void

quash

refute

repeal

disprove

vitiate

discredit

overturn

rescind

vacate

reverse

overrule

abrogate

neutralize

abolish

avoid

undo

write off

break

cancel out

countermand

disallow

explode

falsify

forbid

kill

🔪🩸👤

live down

negate

override

retract

revoke

revolutionize

subvert

unlive

withdraw

Translations

invalider

invalidar

anular

invalidar

invalidare

annuler

invalidar

entkräften

annullare

annullieren

ακυρώνω

hükümsüz kılmak

nullificare

annulieren

abroger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.