US /ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to make legally void or cancel out the effect of

    The court moved to nullify the election after evidence of tampering surfaced.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to make legally void or... invalidatevoidannulcancelnegateabolishrevoke
Word family
Derived forms nullificationnullifier
Related forms nullnullityannul

Etymology

From Late Latin nullificare ('to make nothing'), from Latin nullus ('none') + facere ('to make').

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