annul

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈnʌl/ UK /əˈnʌl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to declare invalid or void, especially a law or marriage

The court agreed to annul the fraudulent contract.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to declare invalid or void,... invalidate void nullify cancel rescind revoke abolish repeal

Opposites

validate ratify enact confirm establish

Word family

Derived forms annulmentannulled

Related forms null nullify

Simplified etymology

Annul entered English in the late Middle English period through Old French from late Latin annullare. That verb was formed from Latin ad-, “to,” and nullum, “nothing.”

Etymology

From Old French anuller, from Late Latin annullare ('to make to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nullum, neuter of nullus ('none'), from ne- ('not') + ullus ('any').

annullare Latin nullus Latin

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# annul

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈnʌl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈnʌl/

## Meanings
1. to declare invalid or void, especially a law or marriage

## Examples
- The court agreed to annul the fraudulent contract.

## Synonyms
- invalidate
- void
- nullify
- cancel
- rescind
- revoke
- abolish
- repeal

## Antonyms
- validate
- ratify
- enact
- confirm
- establish

## Derived Forms
- annulment
- annulled

## Related Forms
- null
- nullify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: annullare
- Root: nullus

## Etymology
From Old French anuller, from Late Latin annullare ('to make to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nullum, neuter of nullus ('none'), from ne- ('not') + ullus ('any').

## AI Etymology
Annul is a verb meaning "to declare invalid or void, especially a law or marriage". Historically, it is from Old French anuller, from Late Latin annullare ('to make to nothing'), from Latin ad- ('to') + nullum, neuter of nullus ('none'), from ne- ('not') + ullus ('any'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: annul is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin annullare with Latin nullus. Close English family members include annulment, annulled, null, and nullify.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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