The court's ruling served to nullify the outdated zoning law, freeing developers to pursue new construction projects.
法院的裁决使过时的分区法失效，从而允许开发商开展新的建设项目。
Which choice best defines “nullify”?
C — To make legally void; cancel out.. “nullify” means To make legally void; cancel out..
Which word means “To make legally void; cancel out.”?
B — nullify. “nullify” means To make legally void; cancel out..
nullify — To make legally void; cancel out.. In Chinese: 使无效；废除.
nullify is pronounced //ˈnʌlɪfaɪ//.
The court's ruling served to nullify the outdated zoning law, freeing developers to pursue new construction projects. (法院的裁决使过时的分区法失效，从而允许开发商开展新的建设项目。)
cancel, invalidate, negate — all close in meaning to nullify (To make legally void; cancel out.).
validate, uphold — each the opposite of nullify (To make legally void; cancel out.).
Yes. nullify is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
null(无) + fy → 使归零。