nullify

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
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Verb

nullify (third-person singular simple present nullifies, present participle nullifying, simple past and past participle nullified)

(transitive, law) To make legally invalid.
The contract has been nullified.
To prevent from happening.
To make of no use or value; to cancel out.
- 1983, Men At Work (lyrics and music), “Overkill”, in Cargo:
  It nullifies the night / from overkill

Synonyms

(to make legally invalid): annul, cancel

Related terms

Translations

make legally invalid

Bulgarian: анулирам (bg) (anuliram)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: annuleren (nl), vernietigen (nl), ongedaan maken
Finnish: mitätöidä (fi)
French: annuler (fr), nullifier (fr)
German: annullieren (de)
Greek: ακυρώνω (el) (akyróno)
Ancient: ἀθετέω (athetéō)
Hebrew: ביטל \ בִּטֵּל (bitél)
Hungarian: érvénytelenít (hu), hatálytalanít (hu)
Interlingua: nullificar
Italian: annullare (it), cassare (it)
Japanese: 取り消す (ja) (torikesu), 破棄する (ja) (haki suru)
Korean: 취소하다 (ko) (chwisohada)
Maori: whakakāhore
Ottoman Turkish: بوزمق (bozmak)
Portuguese: anular (pt), cassar (pt)
Romanian: a anula (ro)
Russian: аннули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (annulírovatʹ)
Spanish: anular (es), derogar (es), abrogar (es), casar (es)
Swedish: omintetgöra (sv), annullera (sv), upphäva (sv), ogiltigförklara (sv)
Yiddish: מבֿטל זײַן (mevatl zayn)

prevent from happening

Bulgarian: неутрализирам (bg) (neutraliziram)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: estää (fi), ehkäistä (fi)
French: annuler (fr)
Hungarian: megakadályoz (hu)
Portuguese: evitar (pt)

make of no use or value

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kumota (fi), mitätöidä (fi)
French: annuler (fr)
Italian: neutralizzare (it)

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Translations to be checked

Italian: ^{(please verify)} annullare (it)

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