make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous 驳斥,证明(论据,声明或理论)是谬误的
deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal efficacy because of contravention of a regulation or law (因与法规相背)使(公文或手续)无法律效应 a technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination. 文件中的一个技术性错误导致她的提名失去法律效应。
派生 invalidation noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin invalidat- 'annulled', from the verb invalidare (based on Latin validus 'strong')