About The Word Annul
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Annul
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What's The Definition Of Annul?
[v] annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[v] declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea" Synonyms | Synonyms for Annul: avoid | countermand | invalidate | lift | nullify | overturn | quash | repeal | rescind | reverse | revoke | vacate | void Related Terms | Find terms related to Annul: abate | abolish | abrogate | abstract | annihilate | black out | blot out | bring to naught | bring to nothing | buffer | cancel | cancel out | come to nothing | counteract | counterbalance | countercheck | countermand | counterorder | delete | disannul | discharge | dispose of | dissolve | divorce | do away with | efface | eliminate | expunge | extinguish | frustrate | grant a divorce | grant an annulment | invalidate | make void | negate | negativate | negative | neutralize | nullify | obliterate | obtain a divorce | offset | outweigh | overbalance | override | overrule | part | put asunder | put away | quash | recall | recant | redress | remove | renege | repeal | rescind | retract | reverse | revoke | separate | set aside | split up | stultify | sue for divorce | suspend | thwart | undo | unmarry | untie the knot | vacate | vitiate | void | waive | wipe out | withdraw | write off See Also | break | cancel | cancel | go back on | renege | renege on | renegue on | stet | strike down | strike down Annul In Webster's Dictionary \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad
to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.]
1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.
Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And
all her various objects of delight Annulled.
--Milton.
2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to
do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees,
edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules,
permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by
component authority.
Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to
our liberties? --Burke.
Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind;
revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}.
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