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VERB (4)

1. declare invalid;
- Example: "The contract was annulled"
- Example: "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify]

2. make invalid for use;
- Example: "cancel cheques or tickets"
[syn: cancel, invalidate]

3. show to be invalid;
[syn: invalidate, nullify]

4. take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
- Example: "invalidate a contract"
[syn: invalidate, void, vitiate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invalidate \In*val"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invalidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Invalidating.] [From Invalid null.] To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invalidate v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate] 2: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" [syn: cancel, invalidate] 3: show to be invalid [syn: invalidate, nullify] [ant: validate] 4: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void, vitiate] [ant: validate]