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English *adjective*: void
1.	void lacking any legal or binding force
		Samples	Null and void.
		Synonyms	null
		Similar	invalid
		Domain category	jurisprudence, law
		Antonyms	valid

2.	void containing nothing
		Samples	The earth was without form, and void.
		Similar	empty
		Antonyms	full

English *noun*: void
1.	void (state) the state of nonexistence
		Synonyms	nihility, nothingness, nullity
		Broader (hypernym)	nonentity, nonexistence
		Narrower (hyponym)	thin air

2.	void (shape) an empty area or space
		Samples	The huge desert voids. The emptiness of outer space. Without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum.
		Synonyms	emptiness, vacancy, vacuum
		Broader (hypernym)	space

English *verb*: void
1.	void (social) declare invalid
		Samples	The contract was annulled. Void a plea.
		Synonyms	annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	cancel, strike down
		Narrower (hyponym)	break, stet
		Antonyms	validate, formalise, formalize

2.	void (change) clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
		Samples	The chemist voided the glass bottle. The concert hall was voided of the audience.
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	empty

3.	void (change) take away the legal force of or render ineffective
		Samples	Invalidate a contract.
		Synonyms	invalidate, vitiate
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	alter, change, modify
		Antonyms	validate

4.	void (body) excrete or discharge from the body
		Synonyms	empty, evacuate
		Pattern of use	Somebody ----s something
		Broader (hypernym)	egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
		Narrower (hyponym)	suction

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