US /əˈnʌl/ UK /əˈnʌl/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to declare invalid or void, especially a law or marriage

    The court agreed to annul the fraudulent contract.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to declare invalid or void,... invalidatevoidnullifycancelrescindrevokeabolishrepeal
Word family
Derived forms annulmentannulled
Related forms nullnullify

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').

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