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invalidates

VERB

render null and void

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul discredit disqualify impair negate nullify overrule quash revoke undermine undo

STRONG

abate annihilate cancel counteract counterbalance negative neutralize nix offset overthrow refute unfit weaken

WEAK

X-out blow sky-high circumduct disannul shoot full of holes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow approve assist establish help institute legalize permit ratify sanction support validate

STRONG

revive

Example Sentences

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“The IRS deemed that if you participate in one of these it invalidates your ability to contribute to an HSA. That restriction has been removed,” Robertson says.

From Barron's • Oct. 5, 2025

Mr Gentles says that ageing the rum before it is sold is of paramount importance, and that doing so outside of Jamaica invalidates the products authenticity and uniqueness.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

“Telling someone to look on the bright side or saying, ‘At least you have this,’ invalidates people’s grieving process, and people need to grieve,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

The 39-page ruling invalidates the Payday Lending Rule, which became effective in 2018.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Anything that invalidates our seeing, as a source of knowledge concerning physical reality, invalidates also the whole of physics and physiology.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand