Nullifying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nullify \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare
     (in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and {-fy}.]
     To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or
     efficacy.
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           Such correspondence would at once nullify the
           conditions of the probationary system.   --I. Taylor.
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     Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel.
          See {Abolish}.
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