annul

English

Etymology

From Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“I annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌl

Verb

annul (third-person singular simple present annuls, present participle annulling, simple past and past participle annulled)

1. (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
2. (transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.

Derived terms

• annulment

Related terms

• (formally revoke the validity of): make or render null and void, null, nullify
• (dissolve (a marital union)): dissolve

Translations

formally revoke the validity of

Bulgarian: отменям (bg), анулирам (bg) Chinese: 廢除, 废除 (fèi chú) Croatian: anulirati (hr) Dutch: annuleren (nl) Finnish: mitätöidä (fi) French: annuler (fr)

German: annullieren (de) Greek: ακυρώνω (el) (akiróno), καταργώ (el) (katargó) Hungarian: érvénytelenít (hu) Norwegian: annullere (no), oppheve (no), tilbakekalle (no) Russian: аннулировать (annulírovat') impf. and pf. Spanish: revocar (es), anular (es), invalidar (es)

dissolve (a marital union)

Bulgarian: разтрогвам (bg) Dutch: ontbinden (nl), annuleren (nl) Finnish: mitätöidä (fi) German: annullieren (de)

Greek: ακυρώνω (el) (akiróno) Russian: расторгать (rastorgát') impf., расторгнуть (rastórgnut') pf. Spanish: anular (es)

References

• “annul” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001