Synonyms

annul

American

[uh-nuhl] / əˈnʌl /

verb (used with object)

annulled, annulling

(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate.

to annul a marriage.

Synonyms:

repeal, rescind, nullify
to reduce to nothing; obliterate.
to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only.

annul British

/ əˈnʌl /

verb

(tr) to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish

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Other Word Forms

annullable adjective
self-annulling adjective
unannullable adjective
unannulled adjective

Etymology

Origin of annul

1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French annuler < Late Latin adnūllāre render null (calque of Greek exoudeneîn ), equivalent to ad- ad- + -nullāre, verbal derivative of Latin nūllus no, not any

Example Sentences

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Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal

That immunity was annulled in July 2018, eight months after the coup, and the arrest warrant issued.

From BBC

Supreme Court decision that annulled the tariffs underpinning that agreement.

From Barron's

However, the notice in The Gazette - the official public record - said that would now be "cancelled and annulled".

From BBC

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