NULLIFY


Meaning of NULLIFY in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' n ə -l ə - ˌ f ī

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -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 Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.