Also means
to nullify
Usage Note
Vanificare means to render something vain or void — to frustrate an effort, nullify a plan, or undo a result: vanificare i progressi (to undo the progress), vanificare ogni sforzo (to nullify every effort). It takes avere as its auxiliary. More formal than rovinare; commonly found in political and journalistic Italian.
Examples
"La pioggia ha vanificato i nostri piani."
Natural Translation
The rain frustrated our plans.
Literal Translation
The rain has nullified the our plans
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