disqualifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of disqualify
as in invalidates

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  1. invalidates
  2. nullifies
  3. forbids
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  • Hinduism itself has long wrestled with the question of how many gods there are, and different answers have been proposed throughout its history, but none of those answers necessarily invalidates the others.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Monday’s decision invalidates various provider mandates that the clinic owners argued were designed to scare and shame people out of terminating pregnancies.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of invalidates
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  • Now, however, the greatest threat is the arrival of new software that nullifies previous expertise accumulated in an agency.
    — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of nullifies
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  • Tom is a security guard here, and forbids entrance to the little mouse, leading to a brief spate of chasing around the museum.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trump officials say any such favoritism violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and other public places and was created to fight segregation and its effect.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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