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单词 invalidate
释义
invalidatein‧val‧i‧date /ɪnˈvælədeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
invalidate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyinvalidate
he, she, itinvalidates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyinvalidated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave invalidated
he, she, ithas invalidated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad invalidated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill invalidate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have invalidated
Continuous Form
PresentIam invalidating
he, she, itis invalidating
you, we, theyare invalidating
PastI, he, she, itwas invalidating
you, we, theywere invalidating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been invalidating
he, she, ithas been invalidating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been invalidating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be invalidating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been invalidating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • If we look closely at Professor Thomson's argument, we see that his conclusion is invalidated by a number of factual errors.
  • None of the more recent views invalidates Hahnemann's original discoveries or teachings.
  • The Educational Testing Service invalidated the scores of 18 students.
  • The elements of Christianity that come from older beliefs do not necessarily invalidate the religion.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto prove that something is wrong, untrue, or does not exist
to prove that something is wrong or not true: · She was able to produce figures that disproved Smith's argument.· The existence of God is a question of faith, and therefore impossible to prove or disprove.
formal to prove that what someone has said is not true: · I knew that he was lying but I had no evidence with which to refute his story.· The accusation has been wholly refuted by an in-depth analysis of the evidence.
to prove that something is not true, especially something that people have believed for a long time, and make it seem silly or unimportant: · In her book she debunks a lot of the claims made by astrologers.· Payton wants to debunk the myth that economics is a science.
formal if a fact or piece of information invalidates an explanation or idea, it proves that it contains mistakes which make it unlikely to be true - used in scientific contexts: · None of the more recent views invalidates Hahnemann's original discoveries or teachings.· If we look closely at Professor Thomson's argument, we see that his conclusion is invalidated by a number of factual errors.
to prove that an argument or idea is completely wrong: · It would not be difficult to demolish a theory that was so obviously a load of rubbish.· There was a time when the response "that's a value judgement" would have demolished any argument in the educational field.
: explode a myth/rumour to prove that something that many people think or believe is wrong or not true: · The report explodes the myth that men are bed-hopping rogues.
a negative result of a medical or chemical test does not show any sign of the condition you are testing for and therefore proves it does not exist in this person or situation: · All the athletes' drugs tests were negative.· a negative pregnancy test· The first brain scan proved negative.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounvalidityinvalidityadjectivevalidinvalidverbvalidateinvalidate
1to make a document, ticket, claim etc no longer legally or officially acceptable:  Failure to disclose all relevant changes may invalidate your policy.2to show that something such as a belief or explanation is wrong:  Later findings invalidated the theory.
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