[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]