Word of the Day: NULLIFY

To abrogate or invalidate

nullify (verb) - to make ineffective, invalid, or void in a legal or absolute sense; to counteract or negate the impact of something

BREAKDOWN: NULL- (nothing, none) + -IFY (to make or do)

• nullification is the act of cancelling or result of being or rendered legally void or invalid

“It is probably better that the world knows only the result, not the conditions under which it was achieved; because knowledge of the artist’s sources of inspiration might bewilder them, drive them away and in that way nullify the effect of the excellent work.” —Thomas Mann