nullify
to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence.
Origin of nullify
1Other words for nullify
Other words from nullify
- nul·li·fi·er, noun
- re·nul·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·nul·li·fied, re·nul·li·fy·ing.
- un·nul·li·fied, adjective
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How to use nullify in a sentence
Officials, however, nullified the play after ruling Fuente had called timeout as the ball was being snapped.
Miami’s D’Eriq King will be the latest challenge for beleaguered Virginia Tech defense | Gene Wang | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostObviously, its utility in that regard has now been nullified.
Israel's Political Process Sabotages Peace Efforts, But There Is A Constituency For Peace | Matt Lerner | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe advantage of being the side that isn't lying out its you-know-what is completely nullified.
A court with no women nullified anti-abortion laws that had been enacted almost entirely by men.
The oath that Louis the Lusty took, his signature, his seal affixed to our charter—all that is then nullified?
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
Prisoners were released from their toils, a lawless mob overran the thoroughfares, and civic government was nullified.
The Civil War Through the Camera | Henry W. (Henry William) ElsonI entered atmosphere, made planetfall with nullified visibility, and took off the guardsman and a young native.
Indirection | Everett B. ColeThus many new speculations were hazarded which nullified each other.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkBut Mr. Conne winked pleasantly at him, and it quite nullified that scornful look.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for nullify
/ (ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ) /
to render legally void or of no effect
to render ineffective or useless; cancel out
Origin of nullify
1Derived forms of nullify
- nullification, noun
- nullifier, noun
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