invalidates

verb

present tense third-person singular of invalidate
as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement

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Recent Examples of invalidates Hinduism itself has long wrestled with the question of how many gods there are, and different answers have been proposed throughout its history, but none of those answers necessarily invalidates the others. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Monday’s decision invalidates various provider mandates that the clinic owners argued were designed to scare and shame people out of terminating pregnancies. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 And this response completely invalidates their feelings and concerns. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 If people believe regulatory caution invalidates every legal claim, courts may look irrational. — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026 And when someone completely invalidates that, that can be really triggering. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 The law also invalidates birth certificates for those who updated their gender markers. — Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 The ruling invalidates tariffs that had pushed the average US tariff rate to its highest level since the 1930s, affecting imports from dozens of trading partners and touching virtually every sector of the US economy. — Mohammad N. Elahee, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026 The decision narrows the scope of the president’s unilateral tariff authority and invalidates portions of the levies on steel and aluminum, as well as certain tariffs on imports from China, Fortune reported. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidates
  1. abolishes
  2. repeals
  3. cancels
  4. overturns
  5. nullifies
  6. avoids
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  • The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of abolishes
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  • The law also repeals the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s senior manager provisions.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of repeals
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  • When investors redeem shares, the fund cancels those shares and pays investors their value based on NAV.
    — byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Nobody enjoys the friend who confirms twice and cancels an hour out, or the collaborator who vanishes mid-project.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cancels
Verb
  • But when the studio overturns the casting decision, her search for answers spirals into obsession, blurring the line between ambition, performance and reality.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If the state’s highest court overturns Green’s ruling, the court will also have to weigh whether the new map can be used in the November election.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturns
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  • Now, however, the greatest threat is the arrival of new software that nullifies previous expertise accumulated in an agency.
    — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of nullifies
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  • And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For the record, my hunch is Notre Dame avoids the flat-tire game that’s dogged Freeman.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoids

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“Invalidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidates. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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