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invalidate vs strike down

strike down vs invalidate

invalidate and strike down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
invalidate No No Yes No
strike down No No Yes No
As verbs, strike down is a hypernym of invalidate; that is, strike down is a word with a broader meaning than invalidate:
  • invalidate: declare invalid
  • strike down: declare null and void; make ineffective
Other hypernyms of invalidate include cancel.
invalidate (verb) strike down (verb)
take away the legal force of or render ineffective cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
show to be invalid cause to die, especially suddenly
make invalid for use declare null and void; make ineffective
declare invalid
Difference between invalidate and strike down

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