Nullify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Nullify is a verb meaning (transitive, law) To make legally invalid.
Meaning
(transitive, law) To make legally invalid.
More Meanings
- To prevent from happening.
- To make of no use or value; to cancel out.
Example Sentences
The contract has been nullified.
Near-synonyms: cancel, void, quash
It nullifies the night / from overkill
The persuasion that a thing is impossible, at once nullifies endeavour, and like the Turkish "it is fate," torporises activity and exertion.
Word Forms
- nullifies
- nullifying
- nullified
Synonyms for nullify
Depending on context, synonyms include annul, cancel, void, quash, avoid, invalidate.
Antonyms for nullify
Common opposites include validate, formalize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include invalidate, avoid, neutralize, annul, quash, void.
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