annul en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈnʊl/ (Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈnɐl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /əˈnʌl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
If you ask how religion thus falls on the thorns and faces death, and in the very act annuls annihilation, I cannot explain the matter, for it is religion's secret, and to understand it you must yourself have been a religious man of the extremer type.
1902, William James, “Lecture 2”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
- (transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
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(transitive) To cancel out.
They tried to reassure me but I was not able to annul my fears.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| annulling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| annulled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| annulled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| annuls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
annullity · disannul · annuller · annullable · annulment · annullability
Relateds
render null and void (formally revoke the validity of) · nullify (formally revoke the validity of) · make (formally revoke the validity of) · dissolve (dissolve (a marital union)) · null (formally revoke the validity of)
Translations (59)
ota بوزمق (formally revoke the validity of) · gl anular (formally revoke the validity of) · la annūllō (formally revoke the validity of) · uk касува́ти (formally revoke the validity of) · el ακυρώνω (formally revoke the validity of) · bg отменям (formally revoke the validity of) · it annullare (formally revoke the validity of) · fi mitätöidä (dissolve (a marital union)) · pt anular (formally revoke the validity of) · ka ანულირება (formally revoke the validity of) · ja 廃棄する (formally revoke the validity of) · sv annullera (formally revoke the validity of) · cmn 取消 (formally revoke the validity of) · grc ἀναιρέω (formally revoke the validity of) · fi mitätöidä (formally revoke the validity of) · yi אַנולירן (formally revoke the validity of) · es anular (formally revoke the validity of) · es anular (dissolve (a marital union)) · chr ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗ (formally revoke the validity of) · el καταργώ (formally revoke the validity of) · de annullieren (formally revoke the validity of) · nl annuleren (dissolve (a marital union)) · no annullere (formally revoke the validity of) · sv ogiltigförklara (formally revoke the validity of) · nb tilbakekalle (formally revoke the validity of) · ru отмени́ть (formally revoke the validity of) · ota ابطال ایتمك (formally revoke the validity of) · uk скасува́ти (formally revoke the validity of) · ro revoca (formally revoke the validity of) · no oppheve (formally revoke the validity of) · hu érvénytelenít (formally revoke the validity of) · ro anula (formally revoke the validity of) · he בִּטֵּל (formally revoke the validity of) · el ακυρώνω (dissolve (a marital union)) · ca anul·lar (formally revoke the validity of) · ru расто́ргнуть (dissolve (a marital union)) · pl anulować (dissolve (a marital union)) · da ophæve (formally revoke the validity of) · cmn 廢除 /废除 (formally revoke the validity of) · da annullere (formally revoke the validity of) · bg разтрогвам (dissolve (a marital union)) · mk поништи (formally revoke the validity of) · sh anulirati (formally revoke the validity of) · ru расторга́ть (dissolve (a marital union)) · ru отменя́ть (formally revoke the validity of) · ja 取り消す (formally revoke the validity of) · nl ontbinden (dissolve (a marital union)) · ru аннули́ровать (formally revoke the validity of) · bg анулирам (formally revoke the validity of) · ga cuir ar ceal (formally revoke the validity of) · fi kumota (formally revoke the validity of) · fr annuler (formally revoke the validity of) · de annullieren (dissolve (a marital union)) · da slette (formally revoke the validity of) · pt anular (dissolve (a marital union)) · nl annuleren (formally revoke the validity of) · hi निरसन (formally revoke the validity of) · pl anulować (formally revoke the validity of) · mi whakakāhore (formally revoke the validity of)