annul
[uh-nuhl]
verb (used with object), an·nulled, an·nul·ling.
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
to reduce to nothing; obliterate.
to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only.
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
Synonyms for annul
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Related Words for annul
invalidate, delete, revoke, reverse, expunge, vacate, undo, abolish, nullify, retract, quash, dissolve, cancel, abrogate, repeal, declare, rescind, efface, scrub, annihilateExamples from the Web for annul
Contemporary Examples of annul
Two years later, the reprimand was overturned, but Mia was unsuccessful in her bid to annul the adoptions.
By all accounts, Rafsanjani has been the main force behind the scenes trying to annul the elections.
Historical Examples of annul
You ought to annul the debt by paying small sums on account.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
Then the State has clothed one of its agents with power to annul or evade it.
He was, therefore, competent to annul virtually a penal statute.
"Stops"Paul Allardyce
"I find no fault; but I annul the contract," said my father.
Down SouthOliver Optic
But as no law of man can annul the commandment of God, so neither can it be done by any vow.
The Confession of FaithVarious
annul
verb -nuls, -nulling or -nulled
Word Origin for annul
C14: from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see null
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