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Definition of annul verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

annul

verb
 
/əˈnʌl/
 
/əˈnʌl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they annul
 
/əˈnʌl/
 
/əˈnʌl/
he / she / it annuls
 
/əˈnʌlz/
 
/əˈnʌlz/
past simple annulled
 
/əˈnʌld/
 
/əˈnʌld/
past participle annulled
 
/əˈnʌld/
 
/əˈnʌld/
-ing form annulling
 
/əˈnʌlɪŋ/
 
/əˈnʌlɪŋ/
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  1. annul something to state officially that something is not legally recognized
    • Their marriage was annulled after just six months.
    • Amid renewed protests, the regime annulled the elections.
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnnul is used with these nouns as the object:
    • marriage
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French anuller, from late Latin annullare, from ad- ‘to’ + nullum ‘nothing’.
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