annul

[ uh-nuhl ]

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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

Other words for annul

1	nullify; rescind, repeal

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Other words from annul

an·nul·la·ble, adjective
self-an·nul·ling, adjective
un·an·nul·la·ble, adjective
un·an·nulled, adjective

Words that may be confused with annul

anal, annual, annul

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How to use annul in a sentence

Fitzhugh soon had a change of heart, the unconsumated marriage was annulled and she returned to Memphis.
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When Bernaroli officially changed her name and gender when she renewed her identity card, the Bologna court annulled the marriage.
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“This will end as an annulled election by the Constitutional Court, I think,” says Chambers.
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Pickford was 21 at the time, but since Jovovich was only 16, her mother had the marriage annulled.
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Others argued that the vote should be annulled and a new election called.
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Instead of letting the ruined republic enjoy their independent candidate, a local court annulled Dzhioyeva's victory.
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Likewise, his poll taxes are cancelled and annulled for the three years next preceding if he has an honorable discharge.
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Andrea held up her hand to appease the patrician, whose exaggeration annulled his superiority.
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But the bold expedients adopted by the engineer annulled the bending action.
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Every distinction which difference of religion or form of government can occasion is here annulled.
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Admit this doctrine, and you give to the States an uncontrolled right to decide, and every law may be annulled under this pretext.
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British Dictionary definitions for annul

annul

/ (əˈnʌl) /

verb-nuls, -nulling or -nulled

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

Origin of annul

C14: from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see null

Derived forms of annul

annullable, adjective

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