Antonyms for annul


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-nuhl
Phonetic Transcription : əˈnʌl


Definition of annul

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French anuller (13c.) or directly from Late Latin annullare "to make to nothing," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + nullum, neuter of nullus "nothing" (see null). Related: Annulled; annulling.
  • verb void an agreement
Example sentences :
  • You ought to annul the debt by paying small sums on account.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Then the State has clothed one of its agents with power to annul or evade it.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
  • He was, therefore, competent to annul virtually a penal statute.
  • Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce
  • "I find no fault; but I annul the contract," said my father.
  • Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
  • For no man's law, no vow, can annul the commandment and ordinance of God.
  • Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various
  • But as no law of man can annul the commandment of God, so neither can it be done by any vow.
  • Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various
  • Therefore, July 7, Talleyrand moved to annul the instructions.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • They must give us more men, though, or we will have to annul half the daily trains.
  • Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman
  • The priest threatened to destroy the paper and to annul the ceremony.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • Ever since he had given those instructions he had been tempted to annul them.
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for annul

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