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an⋅nul
[uh-nuhl] 
–verb (used with object), -nulled, -nul⋅ling.
| 1. | (esp. of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage. |
| 2. | to reduce to nothing; obliterate. |
| 3. | to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < AF annuler < LL adnūllāre render null (calque of Gk exoudeneîn), equiv. to ad- ad- + -nullāre, v. deriv. of L nūllus no, not any
1375–1425; late ME < AF annuler < LL adnūllāre render null (calque of Gk exoudeneîn), equiv. to ad- ad- + -nullāre, v. deriv. of L nūllus no, not any
Related forms:
an⋅nul⋅la⋅ble, adjective
Synonyms:
1. nullify; rescind, repeal.
1. nullify; rescind, repeal.
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| an·nul (ə-nŭl') tr.v. an·nulled, an·nul·ling, an·nuls
[Middle English annullen, from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin nullus, none; see ne in Indo-European roots.] |
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Annul
An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See Null, a.]1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled. --Milton. 2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? --Burke. Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See Abolish.
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Language Translation for : annul
Spanish:
anular,
German:
annullieren,
Japanese:
取り消す
annul
1395, from L.L. annullare "to make to nothing," from L. ad- "to" + nullum, neut. of nullus "nothing" (see null).
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Main Entry: an·nul
Pronunciation: &-'n&l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: an·nulled; an·nul·ling
1 : to declare (a marriage) to have never validly existed —compare DIVORCE
2 a : to make legally void b : to declare to no longer have legal effect
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