anular — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrogate verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- annihilate verb To destroy completely; to wipe out entirely.
- annul verb To officially declare something invalid or void, as if it never legally existed.
- annular adj Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus.
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- nullify verb To make legally invalid.
- override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
- overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
- quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
- void adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.
Senses
anular is used for these senses in English:
- abrogate (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]
- annihilate To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
- annular Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
- cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- cancel out (intransitive) Of two or more things: to neutralize each other's effect.
- nullify (transitive, legal) To make legally invalid.
- overturn (legal, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
- quash (legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
abrogate — full definition
- verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- verb To put an end to; to do away with.
- verb To block a process or function.
annihilate — full definition
- verb To destroy completely; to wipe out entirely.
- verb Physics: for a particle and its antiparticle to collide and convert entirely into energy.