| 释义 |
an·nul
\əˈnəl\ transitive verb
(annulled ; annulled ; annulling ; annuls)
Etymology: Middle English annullen, from Middle French annuller, from Late Latin annullare, adnullare to destroy (translation of Greek exoudenein, exoudenoun), from Latin ad- + Late Latin -nullare (from Latin nullus none) — more at null
1.
a. : to cause to cease to exist : reduce to nothing : blot out : obliterate
< annulling every memory >
b. : to check effectively : make inoperative (as by an opposite influence or force) : neutralize, cancel
< she stood very still, as if by her stillness to annul the small leaden sound the key had made — Dorothy Baker >
2.
a. : to declare (a marriage) legally invalid
< he may then have the marriage annulled — S.G.Kling >
b. : to make legally void : declare to be no longer of legal effect : abolish
Synonyms: see nullify |