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annul

Pronunciation: /əˈnʌl/

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Definition of annul

verb (annuls, annulling, annulled)

[with object]
  • declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result):the elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests
  • declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence: her first marriage was finally annulled by His Holiness

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French anuller, from late Latin annullare, from ad- 'to' + nullum 'nothing'

Spelling rule

Double the l when adding endings which begin with a vowel to words which end in a vowel plus l (as in travel): (annuls, annulling, annulled).

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