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an·nul
(ə-nŭl′)tr.v. an·nulled, an·nul·ling, an·nuls
1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify.
2. To bring to an end the effect or existence of; cancel out: "That task would be easier to perform now that his personal stake in it was annulled" (Edith Wharton).
[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
(əˈnʌl)vb, -nuls, -nulling or -nulled
(Law) (tr) to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish
[C14: from Old French annuller, from Late Latin annullāre to bring to nothing, from Latin nullus not any; see null]
anˈnullable adj
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an•nul
(əˈnʌl)v.t. -nulled, -nul•ling.
1. to make or declare void or null; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
2. to abolish; cancel: Joy annulled our cares.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French annuler < Late Latin adnūllāre render null]
an•nul′la•ble, adj.
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Past participle: annulled
Gerund: annulling
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Verb | 1. | annul - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion |
2. | annul - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
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annul
verb invalidate, reverse, cancel, abolish, void, repeal, recall, revoke, retract, negate, rescind, nullify, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare or render null and void The marriage was annulled last month.
restore, bring back, reinstate, re-establish, reintroduce, reimpose, re-enforce
restore, bring back, reinstate, re-establish, reintroduce, reimpose, re-enforce
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annul
verb1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
Law: extinguish.
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Translations
يُبْطِل، يُلْغي
zrušit
annullereerklære ugyldigophæve
mitätöidä
anulirati
érvénytelenít
ógilda
anuliavimasanuliuoti
anulētatcelt
bozmakfeshetmek
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annul
(əˈnal) – past tense, past participle anˈnulled – verb to declare (that something is) not valid and cancel (especially a marriage or legal contract).
anˈnulment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
annul
vt. anular, cancelar, revocar.
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