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annul

an·nul [ ə núl ] (past and past participle an·nulled, present participle an·nul·ling, 3rd person present singular an·nuls)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something invalid: to declare a legal document or agreement invalid

2. declare marriage invalid: to declare that a marriage was never a true marriage in the eyes of a church, e.g. because one of the parties was not completely committed to it

3. destroy something: to wipe out or destroy the effect or existence of something
not able to annul my fears

[14th century. Via Old French anuller< late Latin annullare "make into nothing" < Latin nullus "nothing"]

an·nul·ment noun

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See nullify.

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