| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority: abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void. Law : extinguish. See CONTINUE. 2. To make ineffective by applying an opposite force or amount: cancel, counteract, neutralize, nullify. See ACTION. 3. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of: contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, gainsay, negative, oppugn. Law : traverse. See AFFIRM.
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