invalidate

verb

Etymology: First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.

1. To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

   “The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.”

2. To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
3. To render invalid; discredit.

   “Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.”