barricade vs nullify

barricade

verb
  • to close or block a road etc., using a barricade 

  • to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port 

noun
  • A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence 

  • An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. 

  • A place of confrontation. 

nullify

verb
  • To prevent from happening. 

  • To make of no use or value; to cancel out. 

  • To make legally invalid. 

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