nullify JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ · nul·li·fy
verb
- To make legally invalid or ineffective. The court ruled to nullify the contract after the fraud was uncovered.
- To prevent something from occurring or to render it ineffective. The emergency shutdown procedures were designed to nullify any risk of explosion.
- To cancel out, render of no use or value, or to offset. The extra credit points will nullify the penalty for the late assignment.
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Did you know? During the 1832 Nullification Crisis, Southern states attempted to nullify federal tariffs, a political use of the word that sparked a major constitutional showdown.