nullify
verb (used with object)
to render or declare legally void or inoperative.
have nullified
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present perfectof nullify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some humanoid makers have nullified the issue by eschewing legs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Plenty of Avalanche fans online wanted Eberle given the same one-game suspension, which would have nullified two of the Kraken’s three top-line scorers for Game 7.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
The Bezos allegations threw their deal with prosecutors into jeopardy, and federal investigators explored whether they had broken the law, which could have nullified the deal.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020
Those fees should have nullified the government guarantee behind the loans, but the bank still collected guarantee payments on loans that went bad, the brokers claimed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2017
A different policy would have nullified the principle of Responsible Government, and must have proved suicidal to any Ministry seeking to carry it out.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by John Charles Dent
