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nullify

[ nuhl-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

nullified, nullifying.
  1. to render or declare legally void or inoperative:

    to nullify a contract.

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  2. to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence.

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nullify

/ ˈʌɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to render legally void or of no effect
  2. to render ineffective or useless; cancel out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳܱھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԳܱˌھ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Գܱl·ھe noun
  • ·Գܱl·ڲ verb (used with object) renullified renullifying
  • ܲ·Գܱl·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nullify1

First recorded in 1585–95, nullify is from the Late Latin word ūھ to despise. See nulli-, -fy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nullify1

C16: from Late Latin Գܱھ to despise, from Latin nullus of no account + facere to make
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The California law must be nullified, the administration says.

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The opposition has accused prosecutors of targeting elected officials in a bid to nullify any opposing voices ahead of national elections.

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"The reciprocal tariffs effectively nullify the preferences that sub-Saharan Africa countries enjoy under Agoa," South Africa's foreign and trade ministers said in a joint statement on Friday.

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Judges have issued orders against Trump's attempt to nullify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and cut off the federal government’s loans and grants and other spending, which is a power exclusively reserved for Congress.

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These are to ensure that the threat, however tiny, is closely monitored and, if necessary, steps are taken to nullify it.

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