invalidate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/    美 /ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/|/ɪnˈvæl.ə.dæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
    — The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
  2. To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
  3. To render invalid; discredit.
    — Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.

词形变化

invalidates present,singular,third-person invalidating participle,present invalidated participle,past invalidated past

词汇关系

近义词
disprove vitiate negate
反义词
validate
衍生词
invalidator microinvalidate

词源

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