Definitions for nullify

nullify nul·li·fy

Spelling: [nuhl-uh-fahy]
IPA: /ˈnʌl əˌfaɪ/

Nullify is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in nullify (fillnuy).

Definitions for nullify

verb (used with object)

  1. to render or declare legally void or inoperative:
  2. to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence.

Origin of nullify

First recorded in 1585-95, nullify is from the Late Latin word nūllificāre to despise. See nulli-, -fy

Examples for nullify

The ray does more than nullify gravity—can be made to reverse gravity!

But it was Marbury that cemented the idea in our legal culture that federal courts can nullify acts of Congress.

No longer would bare 5-4 majorities have the ability to nullify laws supported by a majority of the people.

Every means was taken to nullify the value of the "palladium of British liberty."

Then he tried to claim there were no “hostilities” in Libya, to nullify the War Powers Resolution.

Nor did he try to gloss over or strive to nullify his own dishonorable actions.

Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, appears to believe states can nullify federal laws.

Nothing could nullify it, nothing could take it away; it was almost their belief in life.

So, rather than seek to nullify her message, he and Farooqui sought to present a counter-narrative.

It was his duty to nullify this mutiny if he could, and therefore he turned to the men again.

Word Value for nullify
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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