Definitions for invalidate
ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪtin·val·i·date

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullifyverb

   declare invalid

   "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

2. cancel, invalidateverb

   make invalid for use

   "cancel cheques or tickets"

3. invalidate, nullifyverb

   show to be invalid

4. invalidate, void, vitiateverb

   take away the legal force of or render ineffective

   "invalidate a contract"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. invalidateverb

   To make invalid. Esp. applied to contract law.

   The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.

2. Etymology: From valere; literally, “to make not strong”.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Invalidateverb

   To weaken; to deprive of force or efficacy.

   Etymology: from invalid.

   To invalidate such a consequence, some things might be speciously enough alledged. Boyle.

   Tell a man, passionately in love, that he is jilted, bring a score of witnesses of the falshood of his mistress, and it is ten to one but three kind words of her's shall invalidate all their testimonies. John Locke.

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1. invalidate

   To invalidate means to negate, cancel, dismiss, or make something null and void, often in relation to ideas, claims, arguments, results, or legal agreements. It generally implies that the thing being invalidated is proven to be false, incorrect, ineffective, or flawed in some way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Invalidateverb

   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

2. Etymology: [From Invalid null.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of invalidate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of invalidate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of invalidate in a Sentence

1. Chet Nagle:

   They'll fix it whatever it is. And the fact that you have a test aircraft crash, or an aerostat break loose, doesn't invalidate the system, the fact of the matter remains, the threat that this system was designed to counter hasn't gone away.

2. Michele Hunter:

   Rental agreements often have clauses that allow landlords to invalidate a lease if it’s discovered that the tenant lied on an application, so I assume if the tenant has a pig roast, they could accuse the tenant of fraud on the rental application.

3. Todd Maiden:

   It has given people in the market some pause, if the court was to suddenly invalidate the auctions, where do you go from there? Does that mean we go back in time and refund the money? And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

4. Neal Katyal:

   Frankly, I’m not sureI’ve ever come across a theory inthis court that would invalidate more state constitutionalclauses as being federally unconstitutional – hundreds of them, from the founding to today.

5. Rachel King:

   The preliminary ruling by a federal judge in Texas is an assault on science and the FDA’s long-standing role as the authority to make decisions on the safety and efficacy of medicines. For a court to invalidate the approval of a drug that was reviewed and approved more than two decades ago is without precedent. As legal scholars have noted, the courts do not have the medical expertise to make these types of scientific determinations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=invalidate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Invalidate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=invalidate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invalidate