/əˈnʌl/, /əˈnɐl/
OriginFrom Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).
- transitiveTo formally revoke the validity of.
“If you ask how religion thus falls on the thorns and faces death, and in the very act annuls annihilation, I cannot explain the matter, for it is religion's secret, and to understand it you must yours”
- transitiveTo dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
Formsannuls(present, singular, third-person) · annulling(participle, present) · annulled(participle, past) · annulled(past)