nullify
/'nʌlifai/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make legally null and void; to invalidate: To officially declare something as having no legal force or effect.
- To make of no use or value; to cancel out the effect of something: To counteract something completely, rendering it ineffective or neutral.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The new law could nullify the previous agreement.
- The referee nullified the goal due to an offside violation.
- Adding too much sugar might nullify the health benefits of the tea.
Advanced Usage
- "to nullify a contract": to officially declare a contract invalid and no longer binding.
- A court can nullify a contract if it was signed under duress.
- "to nullify the impact": to completely offset or negate the effect or influence of something.
- The positive reviews were nullified by the devastating criticism from experts.
Variants and Related Words
- Nullification (n): The act of nullifying; the state of being nullified.
- The nullification of the treaty led to renewed tensions.
- Null (adj): Having no legal or binding force; invalid.
- The results of the compromised election were declared null.
Synonyms
- Invalidate: To make something legally ineffective.
- Annul: To declare a marriage, law, or contract invalid.
- Negate: To nullify the effect of something; to deny its existence or truth.
- Void: To render something invalid or ineffective.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Nullify out (less common, often just "nullify"): To cancel out completely.
- The two opposing forces nullified each other out, resulting in a stalemate.
Related Idioms
- To render null and void: A formal, emphatic way to say "to completely invalidate."
- The discovery of fraud rendered the contract null and void.
Verb
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
- Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
- This action will negate the effect of my efforts
- show to be invalid
- declare invalid
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea