INVALIDATING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Invalidate

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin invalidat- ‘annulled’, from the verb invalidare (based on Latin validus ‘strong’)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈvalɪdeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

Short Definition:

make or prove argument, statement, or theory unsound or erroneous

Definition:

deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal validity because it contravenes a regulation or law

Short Definition:

deprive official document or procedure of legal validity because it contravenes regulation or law

Examples:
  • a technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination

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