title: jQuery Validation - Hide error message and don't submit the form
body: <p>I am using jQuery Validate for a form.</p>
  
  <p>I have a field that is <code>required</code>, but I don't want to display any error message for the field. I just want the form submission to be blocked.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried setting the element error message to this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>messages: {
      required: "" 
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, due to default validation format that I don't have access to (it is a common file that I cannot change), I still see a background/box with a blank error message.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to hide the rendering of the error message for a specific element, while still preventing the form submission? </p>