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Void Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Void? [n] an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space" [n] the state of nonexistence [adj] containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void" [adj] (law) lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [v] excrete or discharge from the body [v] take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract" [v] clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience" [v] declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Void: annul \| avoid \| emptiness \| empty \| empty \| evacuate \| invalid \| invalidate \| invalidate \| nothingness \| null \| nullify \| nullity \| quash \| vacancy \| vitiate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Void: See Also \| alter \| break \| cancel \| change \| egest \| eliminate \| empty \| excrete \| nonentity \| nonexistence \| pass \| space \| stet \| strike down \| suction \| thin air Void In Webster's Dictionary \Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled. The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2. I 'll get me to a place more void. --Shak. I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I may run over the story of his country. --Massinger. 2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like. Divers great offices that had been long void. --Camden. 3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use. --Milton. A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts xxiv. 16. He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor. --Prov. xi. 12. 4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain. [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. --Isa. lv. 11. I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix. 7. 5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul. ``Idol, void and vain.'' --Pope. 6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. {Voidable}, 2. {Void space} (Physics), a vacuum. Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied; unoccupied. \Void\, n. An empty space; a vacuum. Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. --Pope. \Void\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voiding}.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See {Void}, a.] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table. Void anon her place. --Chaucer. If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or void the field. --Shak. 2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements. A watchful application of mind in voiding prejudices. --Barrow. With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and scattered bones. --J. Webster. 3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify. After they had voided the obligation of the oath he had taken. --Bp. Burnet. It was become a practice . . . to void the security that was at any time given for money so borrowed. --Clarendon. \Void\, v. i. To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman.

Void Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Void?

[n] an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"
[n] the state of nonexistence
[adj] containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"
[adj] (law) lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void"
[v] excrete or discharge from the body
[v] take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidateas a contract"
[v] clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"
[v] declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "avoid a plea"

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Void In Webster's Dictionary

\Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F.
vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form
of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant},
{Avoid}.]
1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not
   filled.

         The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2.

         I 'll get me to a place more void.    --Shak.

         I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I
         may run over the story of his country. --Massinger.

2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and
   the like.

         Divers great offices that had been long void.
                                               --Camden.

3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void
   of learning, or of common use. --Milton.

         A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts
                                               xxiv. 16.

         He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
                                               --Prov. xi.
                                               12.

4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

         [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall
         accomplish that which I please.       --Isa. lv. 11.

         I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix.
                                               7.

5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or
   soul. ``Idol, void and vain.'' --Pope.

6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of
   confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. {Voidable}, 2.

{Void space} (Physics), a vacuum.

Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied;
     unoccupied.


\Void\, n.
An empty space; a vacuum.

      Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And
      fills up all the mighty void of sense.   --Pope.


\Void\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Voiding}.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See {Void}, a.]
1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or
   empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.

         Void anon her place.                  --Chaucer.

         If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or
         void the field.                       --Shak.

2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge;
   as, to void excrements.

         A watchful application of mind in voiding
         prejudices.                           --Barrow.

         With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and
         scattered bones.                      --J. Webster.

3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to
   vacate; to annul; to nullify.

         After they had voided the obligation of the oath he
         had taken.                            --Bp. Burnet.

         It was become a practice . . . to void the security
         that was at any time given for money so borrowed.
                                               --Clarendon.


\Void\, v. i.
To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman.

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