invalidate

invalidate
verb
[with obj.]
  1. make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous
    驳斥,证明(论据,声明或理论)是谬误的
  2. 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
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin invalidat- 'annulled', from the verb invalidare (based on Latin validus 'strong')
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