Annul



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 宣告无效; 取消
• ［英］ v. 宣告无效 ( invalidate) ; 取消 ( cancel, abolish）
• ［类］ 反义词: make legal ( 使合法化)
• ［记］ an+nul ( 消除) -> 取消
• ［同］ 同根词: nullify ( 取消)
• ［例］ Her marriage was annulled after six months.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (annulled; annulling)

• Etymology: Middle English annullen, from Anglo-French annuller, from Late Latin annullare, from Latin ad- + nullus not any — more at null
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to reduce to nothing ; obliterate
• 2. to make ineffective or inoperative ; neutralize annul the drug's effect
• 3. to declare or make legally invalid or void wants the marriage annulled
• Synonyms: see nullify

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