heypolyglot
Italian

invalidare

/in.va.liˈda.re/verbC2
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Meaning

to invalidate, void

  • to make an official document, vote, or contract legally null and void
  • to weaken or disprove an argument, theory, or hypothesis

In a sentence

Un errore formale ha invalidato l'intero concorso pubblico.

A formal error invalidated the entire public competition.

Questo nuovo studio invalida la teoria precedente.

This new study invalidates the previous theory.

Il giudice non intende invalidare la scheda elettorale contestata.

The judge does not intend to void the disputed ballot.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
invalidareinfinitive
invalidoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
invalidiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
invalidaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
invalidiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
invalidateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
invalidanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
invalidavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
invalidaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
invalidavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
invalidavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
invalidavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
invalidavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
invalidaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
invalidastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
invalidòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
invalidammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
invalidasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
invalidaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
invalideròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
invalideraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
invalideràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
invalideremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
invalidereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
invaliderannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
invalidisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
invalidisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
invalidisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
invalidiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
invalidiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
invalidinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
invalidassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
invalidassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
invalidassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
invalidassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
invalidastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
invalidasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
invalidereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
invalideresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
invaliderebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
invalideremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
invalideresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
invaliderebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
invalidaimperative · singular · 2nd person
invalidiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
invalidateimperative · plural · 2nd person
invalidandogerund
invalidatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Formal: common in legal, administrative, and scientific contexts.
  • Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in compound tenses.

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