An-nŭl', v. t.
[imp. & p. p. ANNULLED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANNULLING.] [L. Lat. annullare, annulare, Fr. annuler, Pr. annullar, from Lat. ad, to, and nullus, none, nullum, neut., nothing.]
Sense 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [Obs.]
Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct, And all her various objects of delight Annuled, which might in part my grief have eased. Milton.
Sense 2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abrogate; to abolish;—used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by competent authority.
Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? Burke.
Synonyms—To abolish; nullify; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; destroy; set aside; obliterate. See ABOLISH.