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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

  1. 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.
  2. verb To put an end to; to do away with.
  3. verb To block a process or function.

annihilate — full definition

  1. verb To destroy completely; to wipe out entirely.
  2. verb Physics: for a particle and its antiparticle to collide and convert entirely into energy.

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