MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Detailed explanation-1: -nullify, negate, annul, abrogate, invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nullification is the act of cancelling something. Counteracting the effects of a snakebite with an antidote could be described as nullification, for example. Use the noun nullification when one thing overcomes or overrides another, basically erasing the effects of the first thing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of nullify are abrogate, annul, invalidate, and negate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of nullify. verb. declare invalid. synonyms: annihilate, annul, avoid, invalidate, quash, void. Antonyms: formalise, formalize, validate.
Detailed explanation-5: -Examples from Collins dictionaries He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments. It is worth remembering that previous wills are nullified automatically upon marriage. He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce.