HyperDic: nullify

English > 3 senses of the word *nullify*:
VERB	social	nullify, invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid	declare invalid / invalid
	cognition	nullify, invalidate	show to be invalid
	change	nullify, neutralize, neutralise, negate	make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

nullify > pronunciation
Sounds	nah'lahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *nullify*: 3 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	declare invalid / invalid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid
Narrower	break	invalidate by judicial action
	set aside	Annul (a legal decision)
	stet	(printing) cancel, as of a correction or deletion
Broader	cancel, strike down	declare null and void
Opposite	validate, formalize, formalise	declare or make legally valid
Spanish	anular, eludir, evitar, invalidar, revocar
Catalan	anul·lar, eludir, evitar, invalidar, revocar
Nouns	nullification	the act of nullifying
	nullification	the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
	nullifier	an advocate of nullification
	nullifier	an official who can invalidate or nullify

English > *nullify*: 3 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	show to be invalid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	invalidate
Broader	negate, contradict	prove negative
Opposite	validate	prove valid
Spanish	invalidar
Catalan	invalidar

English > *nullify*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	neutralize, neutralise, negate
Broader	weaken	lessen the strength of
Spanish	anular, invalidar, neutralizarse, neutralizar
Catalan	anul·lar, invalidar, neutralitzar-se, neutralitzar
Nouns	nullification	the act of nullifying

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