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Nullify Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ify

Nullify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

declare invalid

"The contract was annulled"

"void a plea"

2

show to be invalid

3

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"

"This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

4

To make legally invalid.

Example Sentences
"The contract was annulled" verb
"void a plea" verb
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom" verb
"This action will negate the effect of my efforts" verb
See Also
nullifies overrule nullification nullified nullifier undecreed nullifying annihilate
Related Terms
Antonyms
formalize validate
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cancel negate weaken
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
set aside break stet

Origin

This word combines the prefix null- with the suffix -ify. It originally meant to make something null or void.

Rhyming Words
ify reify waify edify deify unify ignify nidify wikify verify ramify minify aerify ossify sanify finify munify ethify notify omnify
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