invalidate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    declare invalid
    of cheques or tickets
    show to be invalid
    take away the legal force of or render ineffective

Word Origin

invalidate (v.)
1640s, from invalid + -ate (2). Related: Invalidated; invalidating.

Antonym

vt.

validate

Example

1. Changes to the software do not invalidate automated tests .
2. No such variation shall vitiate or invalidate this contract .
3. Invalidate version 1 signed objects .
4. Any changes to a dynamically compiled file will automatically invalidate the file 's cached compiled assembly and trigger recompilation of all affected resources .
5. The fact that history has since proved that fair competition is a better alternative to monopoly does not invalidate ruskin 's endorsement of co-operation .

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