void
To make invalid or worthlessTo make invalid or worthless.
» This bond is null and void.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To make invalid or worthless.
Near-synonym: nullify
He voided the check and returned it.
löschen, annullieren
аннулироватьannulirovatʹ
declare invalid
(transitive)Synonym of empty (verb).
void one’s bladder
void one’s bowels
entleeren, leeren
опорожнятьoporožnjatʹ
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
to void excrement
(intransitive, obsolete)To withdraw; to depart.
(obsolete, transitive)To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
to void a table
Examples
51 sentencesThis bond is null and void.
This contract is null and void.
deDieser Vertrag ist null und nichtig. — Yorwba
He has an unbridgeable void inside.
This clause is null and void.
deDiese Klausel ist ungültig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He voided his bowels and vomited.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turFrom Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turn from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately from Latin vacuus.
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Forms
voids, voiding, voided, voidedSynonyms
9 synonyms- excrete or discharge from the body:evacuateempty
- take away the legal force of or render ineffective:invalidatevitiate
- declare invalid:invalidateannulquashavoidnullify
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle