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negate vs invalidate

invalidate vs negate

negate and invalidate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
negate No No Yes No
invalidate No No Yes No
As verbs, invalidate is a hyponym of negate; that is, invalidate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than negate:
  • negate: prove negative; show to be false
  • invalidate: show to be invalid
Other hyponyms of negate include nullify, confute, disprove.
negate (verb) invalidate (verb)
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of take away the legal force of or render ineffective
prove negative; show to be false show to be invalid
deny the truth of make invalid for use
be in contradiction with declare invalid
Difference between negate and invalidate

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