1 C1 idiomatic formal
To officially discharge someone from military service or employment because of illness or injury.
"After being wounded in action, he was invalided out of the army in 1944."
separable
invalid out
C1 formal separable transitive
To officially discharge someone from military service or a job because they are too ill or injured to continue.
In plain English
To make someone leave the army (or their job) because they are too sick or hurt to keep working.
What does "invalid out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To put someone out (remove them) because they are an invalid (an injured or ill person) — the noun 'invalid' forms the base.
Actually means
To make someone leave the army (or their job) because they are too sick or hurt to keep working.
Usage tip
Primarily a British English term, common in military and administrative contexts. The phrase is often passive: 'He was invalided out.' Rarely used outside military or health-related professional contexts.
Words that pair with "invalid out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
army service military regiment force injury war
How to conjugate "invalid out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
invalid out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
invalids out
he/she/it
Past simple
invalided out
yesterday
Past participle
invalided out
have + pp
-ing form
invaliding out
continuous
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