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