nullifier

nullifier

English

Etymology

From nullify +‎ -er.

Noun

nullifier (plural nullifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, nullifies.
  2. (US politics, historical) A person holding the belief that states could nullify federal laws within their borders.
    Synonyms: nullificator, nullificationist

French

Etymology

    From nul +‎ -ifier.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ny.li.fje/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Verb

    nullifier

    1. to nullify

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of nullifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple nullifier
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple nullifiant
    /ny.li.fjɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle nullifié
    /ny.li.fje/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present nullifie
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifies
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifie
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifions
    /ny.li.fjɔ̃/     		nullifiez
    /ny.li.fje/     		nullifient
    /ny.li.fi/
    imperfect nullifiais
    /ny.li.fjɛ/     		nullifiais
    /ny.li.fjɛ/     		nullifiait
    /ny.li.fjɛ/     		nullifiions
    /ny.li.fi.jɔ̃/     		nullifiiez
    /ny.li.fi.je/     		nullifiaient
    /ny.li.fjɛ/
    past historic2 nullifiai
    /ny.li.fje/     		nullifias
    /ny.li.fja/     		nullifia
    /ny.li.fja/     		nullifiâmes
    /ny.li.fjam/     		nullifiâtes
    /ny.li.fjat/     		nullifièrent
    /ny.li.fjɛʁ/
    future nullifierai
    /ny.li.fi.ʁe/     		nullifieras
    /ny.li.fi.ʁa/     		nullifiera
    /ny.li.fi.ʁa/     		nullifierons
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɔ̃/     		nullifierez
    /ny.li.fi.ʁe/     		nullifieront
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional nullifierais
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɛ/     		nullifierais
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɛ/     		nullifierait
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɛ/     		nullifierions
    /ny.li.fi.ʁjɔ̃/     		nullifieriez
    /ny.li.fi.ʁje/     		nullifieraient
    /ny.li.fi.ʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present nullifie
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifies
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifie
    /ny.li.fi/     		nullifiions
    /ny.li.fi.jɔ̃/     		nullifiiez
    /ny.li.fi.je/     		nullifient
    /ny.li.fi/
    imperfect2 nullifiasse
    /ny.li.fjas/     		nullifiasses
    /ny.li.fjas/     		nullifiât
    /ny.li.fja/     		nullifiassions
    /ny.li.fja.sjɔ̃/     		nullifiassiez
    /ny.li.fja.sje/     		nullifiassent
    /ny.li.fjas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — nullifie
    /ny.li.fi/     		— nullifions
    /ny.li.fjɔ̃/     		nullifiez
    /ny.li.fje/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
    1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
    2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
    past historic → present perfect
    past anterior → pluperfect
    imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
    pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

    (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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