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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury;
[syn: invalid, shut-in]


VERB (2)

1. force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen;

2. injure permanently;
- Example: "He was disabled in a car accident"
[syn: disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having no cogency or legal force;
- Example: "invalid reasoning"
- Example: "an invalid driver's license"

2. no longer valid;
- Example: "the license is invalid"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invalid \In*val"id\, a. [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invalid \In"va*lid\ (?; 277), n. [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.] A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health who is unable to care for himself. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invalid \In"va*lid\, a. [See Invalid, n.] Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invalid \In"va*lid\, v. t. 1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and almost blind." --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. [1913 Webster] Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invalid adj 1: having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" [ant: valid] 2: no longer valid; "the license is invalid" n 1: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury [syn: invalid, shut-in] v 1: force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen 2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap]