invalidates
Makes officially worthless
Invalidates means to make something no longer valid, effective, or legally binding.
A court can invalidate a contract, new evidence can invalidate a theory, and a single error can invalidate test results.
The word suggests that something once had standing or credibility but has been stripped of it.
The judge invalidated the election results due to widespread fraud.
One counterexample invalidates the entire hypothesis.
Declare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
- repealAnnul a statute
abrogate · quash · negate · overturn · revoke · retract · abolish · countermand
annul
Declare legally void
repeal · abrogate · quash · negate · overturn · revoke · retract · abolish · countermand · vacate
weaken
Reduce in strength
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- erodeDiminish through persistent friction
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
destabilize · impair · diminish · sabotage · undercut · vitiate · damage · defeat · destroy · corrupt
disprove
Prove something untrue
- refuteProve something untrue
- debunkExpose as false
- contradictDispute a statement
negate · falsify · rebut · undercut · challenge · dispute · disconfirm · counter · belie · puncture
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
invalidatesvalidates
Confirms accuracy or legitimacy
ratifies · certifies · approves · authorizes · legalizes
invalidatesvalidates
Confirms accuracy or legitimacy
confirms · verifies · proves · substantiates · corroborates
invalidatesvalidates
Confirms accuracy or legitimacy
enables · activates · revalidates · reinstates · restores