nullify

English

Etymology

null +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/

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Verb

nullify (third-person singular simple present nullifies, present participle nullifying, simple past and past participle nullified)

1. (transitive, law) to make legally invalid.

   The contract has been nullified.

2. to prevent from happening

Synonyms

• (to make legally invalid): annul, cancel

Related terms

• null
• nullification
• nullifiable
• annihilate

Translations

to make legally invalid

• Dutch: annuleren (nl), vernietigen (nl), ongedaan maken
• Finnish: mitätöidä (fi)
• French: annuler (fr)
• German: annullieren (de)
• Greek: ακυρώνω (el) (akyróno)

  Ancient: ἀθετέω (athetéō)

• Hebrew: ביטל \ בִּטֵּל (bitél)
• Interlingua: nullificar
• Italian: annullare (it), cassare (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 取り消す (ja) (torikesu), 破棄する (ja) (haki suru)
• Korean: 취소하다 (ko) (chwisohada)
• Maori: whakakāhore
• Portuguese: anular (pt), cassar (pt)
• Romanian: a anula (ro)
• Russian: аннули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (annulírovatʹ)
• Spanish: anular (es), derogar (es), abrogar (es), casar (es)
• Swedish: omintetgöra, annullera (sv), upphäva (sv), ogiltigförklara (sv)
• Yiddish: מבֿטל זײַן (mevatl zayn)

to prevent from happening

• Finnish: estää (fi), ehkäistä (fi)
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• Portuguese: evitar (pt)

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} annullare (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 使無效／使无效, ^{(please verify)} 使无效