English → Latin
“annul” in Latin
tollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annulaboleōto retard, check the growth of; to destroy, efface, terminate; to die, decayabrogōto abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts); recall; to take away, deprive (of)indūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere; to bring forward, exhibit, represent; to bring into or before a courtsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofdissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annulresolvōto release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve; to enfeeble; to cancel, dispelpervertōto overthrow; to subvert or corruptdēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate; to finish, terminate, put an end to; to delete (e.g. Ecclesiastical: from the book of life
The English word annul itself goes back to Latin nūllus, through annullō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
annul
tollere (the proper word of annulling a law, office, tax, judgment, etc.): abolere (verb historical, to annul laws, customs, religion, wills: not found in Cic..): abrogare (by the authority of the people: a law, decree, a magistracy): inducere (to strike out, cancel: a resolution, decree, contract, etc.): solvere, dissolvere, resolvere (a custom, friendship, military discipline): pervertere (overthrow; e.g., rights, justice): funditus tollere (remove quite away): delere (blot out; destroy utterly).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for annul?
- The usual Latin words for “annul” are tollō, aboleō, abrogō; also indūcō, soleō, dissolvō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.