nullify

(nŭl'ə-fī')
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

1. To make null; invalidate.
2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of.

[Latin nūllificāre, to despise : nūllus, none + -ficāre, -fy.]

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verb

1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority: abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, set aside, vitiate, void. Law extinguish. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount: cancel, counteract, negate, neutralize. See action/inaction.

v

Definition: cancel, revoke
Antonyms: affirm, confirm, pass, ratify, sanctify, validate

IN BRIEF: To remove legitimacy.

She needed to nullify their marriage when she found out he already had a wife.

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See words rhyming with "nullify."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - annullere, ophæve

Nederlands (Dutch)
nietig verklaren, tenietdoen

Français (French)
v. tr. - invalider, annuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - zunichte machen, für nichtig erklären

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ακυρώνω, αποδυναμώνω, αχρηστεύω

Italiano (Italian)
annullare, invalidare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - anular, cancelar, abolir

Русский (Russian)
аннулировать, отменять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cancelar, anular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - annullera, upphäva, ogiltigförklara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使无效, 取消, 废弃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使無效, 取消, 廢棄

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (법적으로)무효로 하다, 무로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無効にする, 破棄する, 取り消す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلغي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮איפס, איין, ביטל, נטרל‬

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