| VERB | social | annul, invalidate, quash, void, avoid, nullify | declare invalid / invalid |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | annul, revoke, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate | cancel officially |
| Sounds | ae'nahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | declare invalid / invalid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The contract was annulled" | |
| Synonyms | invalidate, quash, void, avoid, nullify | |
| 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 | annulment | (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) |
| Meaning | Cancel officially. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | revoke, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate | |
| Narrower | renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
| Broader | cancel, strike down | declare null and void |
| Spanish | anular, cancelar, contradecir, dar una contraorden, derogar, invalidar, invertir, rescindir, retractar, revocar | |
| Catalan | anul·lar, derogar, invertir, revocar | |
| Nouns | annulment | the act of abrogating |
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