单词 | nullify |
释义 | nullify (once / 2855 pages) v To nullify something means to make it invalid or ineffective. A peace treaty is an attempt to nullify aggression and division within a region. If you take a null, or a zero, and make it into an action you can take, and you’ve got nullify — the act of making something void or zero-like. If you have an argument with your friend, it might nullify the fun you had together that day. This word is particularly used in legal language — a divorce nullifies a marriage — or in business disputes where you are trying to nullify someone else’s actions or plans. WORD FAMILYnullify: nullification, nullified, nullifier, nullifies, nullifying+/nullification: nullifications/nullifier: nullifiers USAGE EXAMPLESAnd the exact quote is, “Administration should support and defend activist groups by nullifying slander and smear campaign from bigger group.” Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) On Friday, he promised to withhold retaliatory sanctions, clearly hoping the new Trump administration will nullify Mr. Obama’s acts. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) This week Blagojevich’s lawyers asked a U.S. appeals court to nullify the prison term and order another sentencing hearing, arguing he’s been a model prisoner. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1v declare invalid Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper annul, avoid, invalidate, quash, void formalise, formalize, validate declare or make legally valid break invalidate by judicial action stetprinting: cancel, as of a correction or deletion cancel, strike down declare null and void; make ineffective 2v show to be invalid Syn|Ant|Hyper invalidate validate prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something contradict, negate prove negative; show to be false 3v make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of Syn|Hyper negate, neutralise, neutralize weaken lessen the strength of |
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