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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Void \Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F.
     vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form
     of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. Vacant,
     Avoid.]
     1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not
        filled.
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              The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2.
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              I 'll get me to a place more void.    --Shak.
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              I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours,
              I may run over the story of his country.
                                                    --Massinger.
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     2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and
        the like.
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              Divers great offices that had been long void.
                                                    --Camden.
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     3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void
        of learning, or of common use. --Milton.
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              A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts
                                                    xxiv. 16.
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              He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
                                                    --Prov. xi.
                                                    12.
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     4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
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              [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall
              accomplish that which I please.       --Isa. lv. 11.
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              I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix.
                                                    7.
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     5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or
        soul. ``Idol, void and vain.'' --Pope.
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     6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of
        confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.
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     Void space (Physics), a vacuum.
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     Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied;
          unoccupied.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Void \Void\, n.
     An empty space; a vacuum.
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           Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense,
           And fills up all the mighty void of sense. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Void \Void\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voided; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Voiding.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See Void, a.]
     1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or
        empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.
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              Void anon her place.                  --Chaucer.
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              If they will fight with us, bid them come down,
              Or void the field.                    --Shak.
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     2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge;
        as, to void excrements.
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              A watchful application of mind in voiding
              prejudices.                           --Barrow.
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              With shovel, like a fury, voided out
              The earth and scattered bones.        --J. Webster.
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     3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to
        vacate; to annul; to nullify.
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              After they had voided the obligation of the oath he
              had taken.                            --Bp. Burnet.
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              It was become a practice . . . to void the security
              that was at any time given for money so borrowed.
                                                    --Clarendon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Void \Void\, v. i.
     To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Void \Void\, v. i.
     To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Void \Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F.
     vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form
     of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. Vacant,
     Avoid.]
     1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not
        filled.
  
              The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2.
  
              I 'll get me to a place more void.    --Shak.
  
              I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I
              may run over the story of his country. --Massinger.
  
     2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and
        the like.
  
              Divers great offices that had been long void.
                                                    --Camden.
  
     3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void
        of learning, or of common use. --Milton.
  
              A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts
                                                    xxiv. 16.
  
              He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
                                                    --Prov. xi.
                                                    12.
  
     4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
  
              [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall
              accomplish that which I please.       --Isa. lv. 11.
  
              I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix.
                                                    7.
  
     5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or
        soul. ``Idol, void and vain.'' --Pope.
  
     6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of
        confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.
  
     Void space (Physics), a vacuum.
  
     Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied;
          unoccupied.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Void \Void\, n.
     An empty space; a vacuum.
  
           Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And
           fills up all the mighty void of sense.   --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Void \Void\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voided; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Voiding.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See Void, a.]
     1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or
        empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.
  
              Void anon her place.                  --Chaucer.
  
              If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or
              void the field.                       --Shak.
  
     2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge;
        as, to void excrements.
  
              A watchful application of mind in voiding
              prejudices.                           --Barrow.
  
              With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and
              scattered bones.                      --J. Webster.
  
     3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to
        vacate; to annul; to nullify.
  
              After they had voided the obligation of the oath he
              had taken.                            --Bp. Burnet.
  
              It was become a practice . . . to void the security
              that was at any time given for money so borrowed.
                                                    --Clarendon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  void
       adj 1: lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [syn: null]
       2: containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"
       n 1: the state of nonexistence [syn: nothingness, nullity]
       2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the
          emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be
          ruling in a vacuum" [syn: vacancy, emptiness, vacuum]
       v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
            [syn: invalidate, annul, quash, avoid, nullify]
            [ant: validate]
       2: clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear
          (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist
          voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of
          the audience"
       3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
          "invalidateas a contract" [syn: invalidate, vitiate]
          [ant: validate]
       4: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, empty]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 το κενό, που δεν περιέχει τίποτε
     2 το κενό, οτιδήποτε αισθανόμαστε ως έλλειψη, ως απώλεια
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το κενό, που δεν περιέχει τίποτε
     2 το κενό, οτιδήποτε αισθανόμαστε ως έλλειψη, ως απώλεια
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αδειάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Indonesian a.
     (lb id law) (l en void): of no legal force or effect, incapable of
  confirmation or ratification.
     Indonesian n.
     (lb id architecture) (l en void): An empty space between floors or
  walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building
  and its facade.
     Middle French alt.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)
     Middle French vb.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     a.
     1 (1: containing) nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
     2 Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
     3 Being without; destitute; devoid.
     4 Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
     5 Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or
  ratification.
     n.
     1 An empty space; a vacuum.
     2 (lb en astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxy.
     3 (lb en materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancy inside a
  crystal lattice.
     4 (lb en fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow,
  created by cavitation.
     5 (lb en construction) An empty space between floors or walls,
  including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its
  facade.
     6 (lb en internet humorous) A black cat.
     7 An empty place; A location that has nothing useful.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make invalid or worthless.
     2 (lb en transitive medicine) To empty.
     3 To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
     n.
     (lb en now rare historical) A voidee. (from 15th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Middle French alt.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)
     Middle French vb.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Middle French alt.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)
     Middle French vb.
     (inflection of frm veoir  3 s ind pres)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) mitätön (''ei voimassa, ei pätevä'')
     Englanti n.
     tyhjiö
     Englanti vb.
     1 mitätöidä tai tehdä arvoton (''tosite'')
     2 (''lääketiede'') tyhjentää (''esim. suolisto'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  void
     Engelska a.
     1 tom
     2 utan värde; ogiltig
     Engelska n.
     tomrum
     Engelska vb.
     förklara ogiltig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  void /vˈɔɪd/
  pap

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Void /vˈɔɪd/
  الفراغ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  void //vɔɪd// 
  1. лишен
  being without
  2. празен
  containing nothing
  3. недействителен
  having lost all legal validity
  4. базполезен, напразен
  not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain
  5. вакантен, незает
  unoccupied

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  void //vɔɪd// 
  вакуум, празнина
  an empty space; a vacuum

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  void //vɔɪd// 
  1. изпразвам
  (medicine) to empty
  2. анулирам
  to make invalid or worthless