[syn: neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nullify \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nullified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Nullifying.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See Null, a., and -fy.]
To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or
efficacy.
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Such correspondence would at once nullify the
conditions of the probationary system. --I. Taylor.
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Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel.
See Abolish.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nullify
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid,
nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate]
2: show to be invalid [syn: invalidate, nullify] [ant:
validate]
3: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her
optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the
effect of my efforts" [syn: neutralize, neutralise,
nullify, negate]