Invalidate
[in-val-i-deyt] /ɪnˈvæl ɪˌdeɪt/
verb (used with object), invalidated, invalidating.
1.
to render ; discredit.
2.
to deprive of legal force or efficacy; nullify.
/ɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to render weak or ineffective, as an argument
2.
to take away the legal force or effectiveness of; annul, as a contract
v.
1640s, from invalid + -ate (2). Related: Invalidated; invalidating.
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