annul

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) +‎ nūllus (“none, not any”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʌl (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈnʌl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈnɐl/ Homophone: Anal (an ethnic group in India; not to be confused with anal, which is not homophonous) === Verb === annul (third-person singular simple present annuls, present participle annulling, simple past and past participle annulled) (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of. Antonym: uphold (transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (formally revoke the validity of): make or render null and void, null, nullify (dissolve (a marital union)): dissolve ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “annul”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === Luann, Lunan