nullify
/ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
nullify verb: to make legally invalid.
Verb
nullify (third-person singular simple present nullifies, present participle nullifying, simple past and past participle nullified)
- To make legally invalid.
- Near-synonyms: cancel, void, quash
- The contract has been nullified.
- To prevent from happening.
- To make of no use or value; to cancel out.
- The persuasion that a thing is impossible, at once nullifies endeavour, and like the Turkish "it is fate," torporises activity and exertion.1843, The Metropolitan - Volume 36, page 52
- Blowproof water has given the Navy the weapon it needed to fight fires with helicopters. Previously, the downwash from the rotor blades blew the foam, or whatever agent was being used, off the fire, nullifying its effect.1966, Popular Mechanics, volume 125, number 2, page 115
nullify meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
nullify in Tamil
- இல்லா நிலையாக்கு, செல்லாத்தாக்கு, பயனற்றதாக்கு
nullify in Urdu
- باطل کرنا, کالعدم قرار دینا, کاٹنا, ساقط کرنا
nullify in Bengali
- রদ, বাতিল, অকার্যকর করা
nullify in Malayalam
- ദുർബ്ബലപ്പെടുത്തുക, വ്യർത്ഥമാക്കുക, അസാധുവാക്കുക, റദ്ദാക്കുക
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- nullify in Kannada
- ಇಲ್ಲದಾಗಿಸು, ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕು, ರದ್ದುಮಾಡು
Examples of nullify in a sentence
- The court ruled that the executive order was not law and nullified it.
- A pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes with such devastating cost that ultimately nullifies the victory that has been achieved.
- Closed-back earphones with active noise canceling by manufacturers like Bose and Phiaton produce a nullifying frequency to block intrusive sounds.
Synonyms of nullify
Forms of nullify
| third-person singular present | nullifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | nullifying |
| past participle | nullified |
| past | nullified |
Origin of nullify
From null + -ify.
Questions about nullify
- What does nullify mean?
- Nullify means to make legally invalid.
- What is nullify in Tamil?
- Nullify in Tamil is இல்லா நிலையாக்கு, செல்லாத்தாக்கு, பயனற்றதாக்கு. See Nullify meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nullify?
- Nullify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce nullify?
- Nullify is pronounced /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of nullify?
- The past tense of nullify is nullified.
Words near nullify in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nullify (page history and authors); nullify (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nullify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nullify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nullify (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nullify (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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