NULLIFY


Meaning of NULLIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnə-lə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin nullificare, from Latin nullus

Date: 1595

1. : to make null ; especially : to make legally null and void

2. : to make of no value or consequence

Synonyms:

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.