Avoid and Nullify

Avoid

Avoid verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress

Nullify is a synonym for avoid. In some cases you can use "Nullify" instead a verb "Avoid".

Nullify

Nullify verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition

Avoid is a synonym for nullify. You can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Nullify".

Common collocations

fire avoid fire nullify fire
attack avoid attack nullify attack
marriage avoid marriage nullify marriage
death avoid death nullify death
Other words: effect, effects, damage, pain, attacks, bullets.
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