 nullify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] show to be invalid | |
| Synonyms: | invalidate | |
| Related terms: | validate negate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law) declare invalid | |
| Synonyms: | invalidate void quash avoid annul | |
| Examples: | "The contract was annulled" "avoid a plea" |
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| Related terms: | validate cancel break stet nullifier invalidator nothingness annulment | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | |
| Synonyms: | neutralize neutralise negate | |
| Examples: | "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom" "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" |
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| Related terms: | weaken nullification | |
| Similar spelling: |
Nulph |
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