invalidate
verb
[ ɪnˈvalɪdeɪt ]
• make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
Similar:
disprove,
show/prove to be false,
refute,
explode,
contradict,
rebut,
negate,
gainsay,
belie,
give the lie to,
discredit,
expose,
debunk,
knock the bottom out of,
weaken,
undermine,
compromise,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down (in flames),
confute,
negative,
• deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal validity because it contravenes a regulation or law.
• "a technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination"
Similar:
render invalid,
void,
nullify,
annul,
negate,
cancel,
quash,
veto,
overturn,
overrule,
override,
undo,
reverse,
revoke,
rescind,
abolish,
repeal,
repudiate,
terminate,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin invalidat- ‘annulled’, from the verb invalidare (based on Latin validus ‘strong’).
