annul
[ uh-nuhl ]
verb (used with object),an·nulled, an·nul·ling.
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
to reduce to nothing; obliterate.
to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only.
Origin of annul
11375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French annuler<Late Latin adnūllāre render null (calque of Greek exoudeneîn), equivalent to ad-ad- + -nullāre, verbal derivative of Latin nūllus no, not any
Other words for annul
Other words from annul
- an·nul·la·ble, adjective
- self-an·nul·ling, adjective
- un·an·nul·la·ble, adjective
- un·an·nulled, adjective
Words that may be confused with annul
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How to use annul in a sentence
It has been declared legally annullable by a recent decision of a New York judge.
Woman | William J. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for annul
annul
/ (əˈnʌl) /
verb-nuls, -nulling or -nulled
(tr) to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish
Origin of annul
1C14: from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see null
Derived forms of annul
- annullable, adjective
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