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nul·li·fy  (nl-f)

tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies

1. To make null; invalidate.

2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of.

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[Latin nllificre, to despise : nllus, none; see ne in Indo-European roots + -ficre, -fy.]

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nullify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make (something) ineffective

2. to make (something) legally void [Latin nullus of no account + facere to make]

nullification n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	nullify - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" annul, invalidate, void, quash, avoid strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
	2.	nullify - show to be invalid invalidate negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false
	3.	nullify - make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts" neutralize, neutralise, negate weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

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nullify

verb 1. invalidate, quash, revoke, render null and void, abolish, void, repeal, rescind, annul, abrogate << OPPOSITE validate

verb 2. cancel out, counteract, negate, neutralize, obviate, countervail, bring to naught

Translations

nullify [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] vt → anular, invalidar

nullify [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] vt → invalider

nullify [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] null vt → zunichtemachen;

(claim, law) → für null und nichtig erklären

nullify [ˈnʌlɪfaɪ] vt → annullare