Invalidate
verb
To cause something to lose its effect or power.
His poor handling of the situation served to invalidate his authority.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a passport
- invalidate a claim
verb
To prove that an idea or belief is false or invalid.
Her theory was later invalidated by new research.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a theory
- invalidate a belief
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Academic
verb
In law, to declare or make something legally or officially not valid.
The court invalidated the contract because it was signed under duress.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a contract
- invalidate a marriage
verb
To cause something to lose its effect or power.
His poor handling of the situation served to invalidate his authority.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a passport
- invalidate a claim
verb
To prove that an idea or belief is false or invalid.
Her theory was later invalidated by new research.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a theory
- invalidate a belief
Usage tips
Academic
verb
In law, to declare or make something legally or officially not valid.
The court invalidated the contract because it was signed under duress.
Often appears as...
- invalidate a contract
- invalidate a marriage
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Power Loss
Use 'invalidate' when someone loses authority or influence due to actions or events.
The scandal will likely invalidate the politician's influence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Legal
'Invalidate' can be used in everyday situations, not just official or legal contexts.
Ignoring her advice may invalidate your friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Perceived Validity
Invalidate implies that something was once valid, but is no longer considered so.
The new data invalidated the old scientific conclusions.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Loss
Use 'invalidate' when someone loses authority or influence due to actions or events.
The scandal will likely invalidate the politician's influence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Legal
'Invalidate' can be used in everyday situations, not just official or legal contexts.
Ignoring her advice may invalidate your friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Perceived Validity
Invalidate implies that something was once valid, but is no longer considered so.
The new data invalidated the old scientific conclusions.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Loss
Use 'invalidate' when someone loses authority or influence due to actions or events.
The scandal will likely invalidate the politician's influence.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Legal
'Invalidate' can be used in everyday situations, not just official or legal contexts.
Ignoring her advice may invalidate your friendship.
Pro Tip 3/3Perceived Validity
Invalidate implies that something was once valid, but is no longer considered so.
The new data invalidated the old scientific conclusions.
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A queer vision of love...
We want to mark this time in history by leaving evidence of the fact that we were here. We open up little windows into our relationship for our community to bear witness, and we do this because we want to make maps to the future and not monuments to ourselves. Our experience does not invalidate other peoples' experience,
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Robyn Stein DeLuca: The...
are much more likely to cause her to be angry than her hormones, but when she attributes anger to hormones, she's absolved of responsibility or criticism. "Oh, that's not who she is. It's out of her control." And while this can be a useful tool, it serves to invalidate women's emotions.
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How do executive orders...
That means the courts have the power to invalidate any executive decisions that they determine are an overreach of the president in trying to assert power. And once the president leaves office, if his or her successor wants to eliminate the executive order, they can do so.
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The most notorious...
Cope made important discoveries, too, but Marsh successfully invalidated many of them, showing them to be redundant with other known species. Enraged, Cope tried to secure priority for new findings by announcing them via telegram. He even purchased a respected journal
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The psychology of...
Trying to avoid these triggers, which are sometimes unpredictable, can lead to isolation. That can leave people feeling invalidated, ignored, or misunderstood, like a pause button has been pushed on their lives while the rest of the world continues around them.
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4 signs of emotional...
moments of kindness or calm don’t invalidate moments of abuse, but are actually part of the cycle of emotional manipulation. So what can you do if you think you or someone you care about is experiencing emotional abuse?
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The dark history of the...
which invalidated the legal documents allowing their re-entry to the United States. This policy threatened to separate families and deprive Chinese immigrants of their homes and livelihoods. Ping challenged the ruling,
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Yoruba Richen: What the...
The name speaks for itself. In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia, and invalidated all laws that prohibited interracial marriage. This is considered one of the Supreme Court's
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Philip Evans: How data...
encompassing heterogenous elements, that the whole edifice of business strategy was subsequently erected. Now what I'm going to argue is that those premises are, in fact, being invalidated.
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Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
Gina thinks it's a plateau lizard who seemed to have some some confusion out there I hope someone can give me the correct answer or stomach invalidate either of the two previous answers
Video examples
A queer vision of love...
We want to mark this time in history by leaving evidence of the fact that we were here. We open up little windows into our relationship for our community to bear witness, and we do this because we want to make maps to the future and not monuments to ourselves. Our experience does not invalidate other peoples' experience,
Video examples
Robyn Stein DeLuca: The...
are much more likely to cause her to be angry than her hormones, but when she attributes anger to hormones, she's absolved of responsibility or criticism. "Oh, that's not who she is. It's out of her control." And while this can be a useful tool, it serves to invalidate women's emotions.
Video examples
How do executive orders...
That means the courts have the power to invalidate any executive decisions that they determine are an overreach of the president in trying to assert power. And once the president leaves office, if his or her successor wants to eliminate the executive order, they can do so.
Video examples
The most notorious...
Cope made important discoveries, too, but Marsh successfully invalidated many of them, showing them to be redundant with other known species. Enraged, Cope tried to secure priority for new findings by announcing them via telegram. He even purchased a respected journal
Video examples
The psychology of...
Trying to avoid these triggers, which are sometimes unpredictable, can lead to isolation. That can leave people feeling invalidated, ignored, or misunderstood, like a pause button has been pushed on their lives while the rest of the world continues around them.
Video examples
4 signs of emotional...
moments of kindness or calm don’t invalidate moments of abuse, but are actually part of the cycle of emotional manipulation. So what can you do if you think you or someone you care about is experiencing emotional abuse?
Video examples
The dark history of the...
which invalidated the legal documents allowing their re-entry to the United States. This policy threatened to separate families and deprive Chinese immigrants of their homes and livelihoods. Ping challenged the ruling,
Video examples
Yoruba Richen: What the...
The name speaks for itself. In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia, and invalidated all laws that prohibited interracial marriage. This is considered one of the Supreme Court's
Video examples
Philip Evans: How data...
encompassing heterogenous elements, that the whole edifice of business strategy was subsequently erected. Now what I'm going to argue is that those premises are, in fact, being invalidated.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
Gina thinks it's a plateau lizard who seemed to have some some confusion out there I hope someone can give me the correct answer or stomach invalidate either of the two previous answers
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Jacob Weisberg
American Journalist
Academic Marxists were never going to be convinced that anything that happened in the real world could invalidate their belief system. Utopians of the Right, libertarians are just as convinced that their ideas have yet to be tried and that they would work beautifully if we could only just have a do-over of human history.
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Byron White
American Judge
The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process clause, the courts will be very busy indeed.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Writing comes from that territory of being invalidated. But I had a sense of purpose, too. I wanted to stop apologising for my health, and I thought I might do some good.
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Kent Beck
American Businessman
Sheet music, recording, radio, television, cassettes, CD burners, and file sharing have all invalidated, to some extent, the old model of making a living making music.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
Just because somebody works in miniature does not diminish or invalidate their contributions to the art form compared to someone who works in live action.
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Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I feel like so many people invalidate the experience of transgender girls thinking that they aren't regular girls, but I am a normal girl.
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David Milch
American Producer
The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to us.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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James C. Collins
American Businessman
Just because a company falls doesn't invalidate what we can learn by studying that company when it was at its historical best.
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Ethan Allen
American Revolutionary
Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.
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Jacob Weisberg
American Journalist
Academic Marxists were never going to be convinced that anything that happened in the real world could invalidate their belief system. Utopians of the Right, libertarians are just as convinced that their ideas have yet to be tried and that they would work beautifully if we could only just have a do-over of human history.
Quote examples
Byron White
American Judge
The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process clause, the courts will be very busy indeed.
Quote examples
Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Writing comes from that territory of being invalidated. But I had a sense of purpose, too. I wanted to stop apologising for my health, and I thought I might do some good.
Quote examples
Kent Beck
American Businessman
Sheet music, recording, radio, television, cassettes, CD burners, and file sharing have all invalidated, to some extent, the old model of making a living making music.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
Just because somebody works in miniature does not diminish or invalidate their contributions to the art form compared to someone who works in live action.
Quote examples
Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I feel like so many people invalidate the experience of transgender girls thinking that they aren't regular girls, but I am a normal girl.
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David Milch
American Producer
The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to us.
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Samuel Butler
British Poet
A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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James C. Collins
American Businessman
Just because a company falls doesn't invalidate what we can learn by studying that company when it was at its historical best.
Quote examples
Ethan Allen
American Revolutionary
Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.
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