Nullify: meaning, example and synonyms
Nullifyv. To make legally invalid, or to cancel out the effect of something.
Example
The court nullified the contract after learning that one signatory had been coerced, rendering every clause unenforceable.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Synonyms
- invalidate, annul, negate, void
- Antonyms
- validate, ratify, uphold, confirm
- Memory tip
- Null = zero: to nullify is to reduce something's force to zero.
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Check yourself: Nullify in context
A single contaminated sample could ______ the results of the entire study, which is why the laboratory follows strict procedures for handling specimens.
Answer: nullify. Contamination that invalidates results would nullify them. Concur (agree), intercede (plead for another) and muzzle (silence) don't fit this context.
The state supreme court voted to ______ the election results in the disputed district after evidence emerged that hundreds of ballots had been counted twice.
Answer: nullify. Throwing out results tainted by double counting is to nullify them. Amass (gather), concur (agree) and misconstrue (misinterpret) don't fit this context.