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rhymes with -ʌl
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/əˈnʌl/
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Australian, New-Zealand:
/əˈnɐl/
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Northern-England:
/əˈnʊl/
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homophone: Anal (an ethnic group in India; not to be confused with anal, which is not homophonous)
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CMU ARPABET:
AE1 N AH0 L
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To formally revoke the validity of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uphold
To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To cancel out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
They tried to reassure me but I was not able to annul my fears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
cancel officially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He revoked the ban on smoking lift an embargo vacate a death sentence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: revoke, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cancel, strike down
Narrower terms: renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on
declare invalid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The contract was annulled void a plea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: invalidate, quash, void, avoid, nullify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cancel, strike down
Narrower terms: break, stet
From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
отменям
(otmenjam)
— formally revoke the validity of
Bulgarian :
анулирам
(anuliram)
— formally revoke the validity of
Catalan :
anul·lar
— formally revoke the validity of
Cherokee :
ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗ
(ayosdodi)
— formally revoke the validity of
Chinese Mandarin :
廢除 /废除
(fèichú)
— formally revoke the validity of
Chinese Mandarin :
取消
(qǔxiāo)
— formally revoke the validity of
Danish :
annullere
— formally revoke the validity of
Danish :
ophæve
— formally revoke the validity of
Danish :
slette
— formally revoke the validity of
Dutch :
annuleren
— formally revoke the validity of
Finnish :
mitätöidä
— formally revoke the validity of
Finnish :
kumota
— formally revoke the validity of
French :
annuler
— formally revoke the validity of
Galician :
anular
— formally revoke the validity of
Georgian :
ანულირება
(anulireba)
— formally revoke the validity of
German :
annullieren
— formally revoke the validity of
Greek :
ακυρώνω
(akyróno)
— formally revoke the validity of
Greek :
καταργώ
(katargó)
— formally revoke the validity of
Ancient Greek :
ἀναιρέω
(anairéō)
— formally revoke the validity of
Hebrew :
בִּטֵּל
(bitél)
— formally revoke the validity of
Hindi :
निरसन
(nirsan)
— formally revoke the validity of
Hungarian :
érvénytelenít
— formally revoke the validity of
Irish :
cuir ar ceal
— formally revoke the validity of
Italian :
annullare
— formally revoke the validity of
Japanese :
取り消す
(torikesu)
— formally revoke the validity of
Japanese :
廃棄する
(haiki-suru)
— formally revoke the validity of
Latin :
annūllō
— formally revoke the validity of
Macedonian :
поништи
(poništi)
— formally revoke the validity of
Māori :
whakakāhore
— formally revoke the validity of
Norwegian :
annullere
— formally revoke the validity of
Norwegian :
oppheve
— formally revoke the validity of
Norwegian Bokmål :
tilbakekalle
— formally revoke the validity of
Polish :
anulować
— formally revoke the validity of
Portuguese :
anular
— formally revoke the validity of
Romanian :
anula
— formally revoke the validity of
Romanian :
revoca
— formally revoke the validity of
Russian :
аннули́ровать
(annulírovatʹ)
— formally revoke the validity of
Russian :
отменя́ть
(otmenjátʹ)
— formally revoke the validity of
Russian :
отмени́ть
(otmenítʹ)
— formally revoke the validity of
Serbo-Croatian :
anulirati
— formally revoke the validity of
Spanish :
anular
— formally revoke the validity of
Swedish :
annullera
— formally revoke the validity of
Swedish :
ogiltigförklara
— formally revoke the validity of
Ottoman Turkish :
ابطال ایتمك
(ibtâl etmek)
— formally revoke the validity of
Ottoman Turkish :
بوزمق
(bozmak)
— formally revoke the validity of
Ukrainian :
касува́ти
(kasuváty)
— formally revoke the validity of
Ukrainian :
скасува́ти
(skasuváty)
— formally revoke the validity of
Yiddish :
אַנולירן
(anulirn)
— formally revoke the validity of
Bulgarian :
разтрогвам
(raztrogvam)
— dissolve (a marital union)
Dutch :
ontbinden
— dissolve (a marital union)
Dutch :
annuleren
— dissolve (a marital union)
Finnish :
mitätöidä
— dissolve (a marital union)
German :
annullieren
— dissolve (a marital union)
Greek :
ακυρώνω
(akyróno)
— dissolve (a marital union)
Polish :
anulować
— dissolve (a marital union)
Portuguese :
anular
— dissolve (a marital union)
Russian :
расторга́ть
(rastorgátʹ)
— dissolve (a marital union)
Russian :
расто́ргнуть
(rastórgnutʹ)
— dissolve (a marital union)
Spanish :
anular
— dissolve (a marital union)