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- pronunciation:
- ihn
vae
lih
deIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
invalidates, invalidating, invalidated |
| definition: |
to make invalid; deprive of force or effect.
Unfortunately, the new evidence appears to invalidate our theory.- synonyms:
- annul, nullify, quash, rescind, vitiate, void
- antonyms:
- validate
- similar words:
- abolish, abrogate, cancel, countermand, destroy, discredit, disprove, negate, negative, remit, repeal, revoke, veto
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| related words: |
abate, annihilate, counteract, disable, overrule, overturn, quash, refute, reverse |
adverb + (v.)invalidate
immediately, necessarily, thereby, therefore, unanimously
(v.)invalidate
+ noun
abortion,
absentee,
act,
agreement,
amendment,
application,
argument,
assessment,
ballot,
ban,
cache,
claim,
clause,
concept,
conclusion,
contract,
conviction,
copy,
district,
entry,
feeling,
guideline,
hypothesis,
interpretation,
judgment,
law,
lawsuit,
legislation,
marriage,
patent,
penalty,
principle,
procedure,
provision,
reality,
regulation,
requirement,
restriction,
result,
ruling,
search,
state,
statute,
suit,
test,
theory,
use,
will
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| derivations: |
invalidation (n.), invalidator (n.) |
The word invalidate
contains the following part:
val, valu, valid
Latin
root
that means strength; worth
  Example words:
bivalent, divalent, equivalent, evaluate, heptavalent, invalidate, invaluable, multivalent, pentavalent, polyvalent, quinquevalent, tetravalent, trivalent, univalent, valid, validate, valor, valorize, valorous, valuable, value
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