Nullified

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Made legally or officially void, so that it has no effect or binding force
2. Declared null and without any legal power or effect
3. Rendered invalid or canceled, effectively erasing its authority or impact

Etymology: The past tense of "nullify" tells a simple story: "nullify" is "null" plus "-ify," and "null" came into English from Old French "nul," which goes back to Latin "nūllus," meaning "not one" or "none." The Latin root is a contraction of "ne" (not) and "ūllus" (any), so a null thing is one that amounts to nothing at all. The "-ify" ending has a longer journey. It descends from Latin "-ificāre," a verb-forming suffix built from "-ficus" (making) and the verb "facere" (to make), so "-ify" words mean "to make into." Old French "-ifier" carried it into Middle English as "-ifien," and it was eventually reshaped into the modern "-ify." Put together, "nullify" literally means "to make into nothing."

Synonyms: canceled, voided, annulled

Antonyms: validated, affirmed