ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. To prevent from happening.
  2. 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

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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