Meaning of NULLIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'nulu`fI
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- [v] make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
- [v] show to be invalid
- [v] declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea"
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| | Synonyms: | | annul, avoid, invalidate, invalidate, negate, neutralise, neutralize, quash, void |
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| | Antonyms: | | formalise, formalize, validate, validate | | |
| | See Also: | | break, cancel, contradict, negate, stet, strike down, weaken | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and {-fy}.]
To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or
efficacy.
Such correspondence would at once nullify the
conditions of the probationary system. --I. Taylor.
Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel.
See {Abolish}.
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| | Related Terms: | | abate, abjure, abolish, abrogate, absolve, annihilate, annul, assert the contrary, belie, bring to naught, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, come to nothing, compensate, confine, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, counterbalance, countermand, counterorder, countervail, cross, declare a moratorium, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disannul, disavow, disclaim, disown, disprove, dispute, do away with, forswear, frustrate, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, limit, make void, negate, negativate, negative, neutralize, not accept, not admit, obliterate, offset, oppose, override, overrule, quash, recall, recant, refuse to admit, refute, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, restrict, retract, reverse, revoke, set aside, stultify, suspend, take back, take issue with, thwart, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, waive, wipe out, withdraw, write off |
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