English verb: annul | |||
1. | annul (social) declare invalid | ||
Samples | The contract was annulled. Void a plea. | ||
Synonyms | avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, stet | ||
Antonyms | validate, formalise, formalize | ||
2. | annul (communication) cancel officially | ||
Samples | He revoked the ban on smoking. Lift an embargo. Vacate a death sentence. | ||
Synonyms | countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | ||