Delete and Invalidate

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Invalidate and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invalidate" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Invalidate

Invalidate verb - To put an end to by formal action.

Delete and invalidate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Invalidate".

Common collocations

effect delete effect invalidate effect
data delete data invalidate data
game delete game invalidate game
evidence delete evidence invalidate evidence
Other words: existence.
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