the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To render invalid; destroy the strength or validity of; render of no force or effect.
Specifically In law, to deprive of binding force or legal efficacy: as, fraud invalidates a contract.
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v. show to be invalid
v. take away the legal force of or render ineffective
v. declare invalid
v. make invalid for use
Word Usage
"FARRELL: I'm afraid I have to say that I think if the west started getting into the game of asking Muslim clerics to issue fatwas then it would put the clerics in a very difficult situation and it would kind of invalidate the fatwa if they did it because they would look like they're doing it at the behest of the west."