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vanificare

to frustrate

verb vah-nee-fee-KAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

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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