"bring to nought" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings to nought [present, singular, third-person], bringing to nought [participle, present], brought to nought [participle, past], brought to nought [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> to nought}} bring to nought (third-person singular simple present brings to nought, present participle bringing to nought, simple past and past participle brought to nought)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To mar; to thwart. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: bring to naught Related terms: come to nought
    Sense id: en-bring_to_nought-en-verb-ttcn2sFt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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