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nul·li·fy N0190600 (nŭl′ə-fī′)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. [Latin nūllificāre, to despise : nūllus, none; see ne in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]nullify (ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Law) to render legally void or of no effect2. to render ineffective or useless; cancel out[C16: from Late Latin nullificāre to despise, from Latin nullus of no account + facere to make] ˌnullifiˈcation n ˈnulliˌfier nnul•li•fy (ˈnʌl əˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to render or declare legally void: to nullify a contract. 2. to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; annul; invalidate. [1585–95; < Late Latin nūllificāre to despise = Latin nūll(us) not any, no (see null) + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy] nul′li•fi`er, n. nullify Past participle: nullified Gerund: nullifying
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I nullify | you nullify | he/she/it nullifies | we nullify | you nullify | they nullify |
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I nullified | you nullified | he/she/it nullified | we nullified | you nullified | they nullified |
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I am nullifying | you are nullifying | he/she/it is nullifying | we are nullifying | you are nullifying | they are nullifying |
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I have nullified | you have nullified | he/she/it has nullified | we have nullified | you have nullified | they have nullified |
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I was nullifying | you were nullifying | he/she/it was nullifying | we were nullifying | you were nullifying | they were nullifying |
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I had nullified | you had nullified | he/she/it had nullified | we had nullified | you had nullified | they had nullified |
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I will nullify | you will nullify | he/she/it will nullify | we will nullify | you will nullify | they will nullify |
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I will have nullified | you will have nullified | he/she/it will have nullified | we will have nullified | you will have nullified | they will have nullified |
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I will be nullifying | you will be nullifying | he/she/it will be nullifying | we will be nullifying | you will be nullifying | they will be nullifying |
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I have been nullifying | you have been nullifying | he/she/it has been nullifying | we have been nullifying | you have been nullifying | they have been nullifying |
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I will have been nullifying | you will have been nullifying | he/she/it will have been nullifying | we will have been nullifying | you will have been nullifying | they will have been nullifying |
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I had been nullifying | you had been nullifying | he/she/it had been nullifying | we had been nullifying | you had been nullifying | they had been nullifying |
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I would nullify | you would nullify | he/she/it would nullify | we would nullify | you would nullify | they would nullify |
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I would have nullified | you would have nullified | he/she/it would have nullified | we would have nullified | you would have nullified | they would have nullified | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | nullify - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"annul, invalidate, void, quash, avoidstrike 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 invalidinvalidatenegate, 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, negateweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
nullifyverb invalidate, quash, revoke, render null and void, abolish, void, repeal, rescind, annul, abrogate He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local government. invalidate authorize, confirm, endorse, ratify, validatenullifyverb1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, set aside, vitiate, void.Law: extinguish.2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount:cancel, counteract, negate, neutralize.TranslationsanularabrogerannulersupprimerannullareEncyclopediaSeenullificationnullifyenUK
Synonyms for nullifyverb invalidateSynonyms- invalidate
- quash
- revoke
- render null and void
- abolish
- void
- repeal
- rescind
- annul
- abrogate
Antonyms- authorize
- confirm
- endorse
- ratify
- validate
Synonyms for nullifyverb to put an end to, especially formally and with authoritySynonyms- abolish
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- cancel
- invalidate
- negate
- set aside
- vitiate
- void
- extinguish
verb to make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amountSynonyms- cancel
- counteract
- negate
- neutralize
Synonyms for nullifyverb declare invalidSynonyms- annul
- invalidate
- void
- quash
- avoid
Related Words- strike down
- cancel
- break
- stet
verb show to be invalidSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect ofSynonyms- neutralize
- neutralise
- negate
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