annul

American  

[uh-nuhl] / əˈnʌl /

verb (used with object)

annulled, annulling

1. (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate.

   to annul a marriage.

   Synonyms:

   repeal , rescind , nullify

2. to reduce to nothing; obliterate.

3. to cancel (a regularly scheduled train, plane, social event, etc.) for one day or one time only.

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annul British  

/ əˈnʌl /

verb

1. (tr) to make (something, esp a law or marriage) void; cancel the validity of; abolish

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Other Word Forms

• annullable adjective
• self-annulling adjective
• unannullable adjective
• unannulled adjective

Etymology

Origin of annul

1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French annuler < Late Latin adnūllāre render null (calque of Greek exoudeneîn ), equivalent to ad- ad- + -nullāre, verbal derivative of Latin nūllus no, not any

Example Sentences

Afrinic had scheduled elections for a new board of directors in June, but a court-ordered receiver annulled the results due to allegations of fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal

Andros immediately sought to annul the move on grounds that only he had the authority to name a thanksgiving day.

From The Wall Street Journal

Massa believes that if F1 chiefs had investigated the incident sooner and the result had been annulled, he would have been crowned world champion.

From BBC

It is ironic that Parrott has a penchant for tattoos - his injury time winner against Hungary on Sunday is a moment now permanently inked in the annuls of Irish football.

From BBC

Apart from the corruption case, prosecutors have accused him of a raft of other offences including espionage and forging his university diploma, a qualification that has since been annulled.

From BBC

Related Words

• abolish
• abrogate
• cancel
• declare
• delete
• dissolve
• expunge
• invalidate
• nullify
• quash
• repeal
• rescind
• retract
• reverse
• revoke
• undo
• vacate