invalidate vs knock on the head

invalidate

verb
  • To render invalid; discredit. 

  • To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law. 

  • To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove. 

knock on the head

verb
  • To put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project). 

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