annul

verb

an·nul | \ ə-ˈnəl

annulled; annulling

Definition of annul

transitive verb

1 : to declare or make legally invalid or void wants the marriage annulled His title to the estate was annulled.

2 : to reduce to nothing : obliterate

3 : to make ineffective or inoperative : neutralize annul a drug's effect

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nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute

Examples of annul in a Sentence

unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people plans to annul their short-lived, ill-advised marriage

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Supreme Court annuls first-round result after a candidate alleges irregularities. — Bharatha Mallawarachi, Fox News, "Timeline of political events leading up to Maldives election," 21 Sep. 2018 Introduced to Nick’s fiercely possessive mother, Eleanor ( Michelle Yeoh ), and to his extended family, Rachel discovers a sprawling precinct of super-privilege where the notion of excess has been annulled. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Review: Conspicuously Consuming Fun," 16 Aug. 2018 No, Trump’s Presidency is not going to be annulled. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "What Will Actually Happen to Trump?," 19 Dec. 2018 In 2016 the Court heard a case by California teacher Rebecca Friedrichs to annul Abood. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Supreme Court’s Banner Year," 27 June 2018 Several signs pointed to a rocky struggle to build a new governing coalition, including calls by several major political figures to annul the results of Saturday’s vote. — Margaret Coker, New York Times, "Iraqi Election Front-Runner Moktada al-Sadr Courts Partners to Govern," 15 May 2018 Odinga contested the outcome of two presidential elections last year -- the first of which was annulled by the Supreme Court, while the second was boycotted by his supporters. — Paul Richardson, Bloomberg.com, "Kenyan President Apologizes Over Vote Fracas, Urges Unity," 2 May 2018 The Canadian government says Vavilov, 23, isn’t entitled to citizenship and has asked the Supreme Court to annul his passport. — Fox News, "Son of Russian spies fights for Canadian citizenship," 29 May 2018 Since the beginning of March, legal action by the Lawfare Project has resulted in seven other courts across Spain annulling or suspending anti-Israel boycotts in the cities of Castrillon, Telde, Montcada, La Roda, Barbate, Artes and Viloria. — Jewish Journal, "Spanish high court rules anti-Israel boycott is unconstitutional," 3 July 2018

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