bring to naught
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O Lord of the world, as Thou didst not suffer Laban to execute his evil designs against me, so also bring to naught the purpose of Esau, who desireth to slay me.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta
Paul's purpose in thus extolling love is to deal a blow to false teachers and to bring to naught their boasts about faith and other gifts when love is lacking.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas
To men in general the appeal to spiritual force to bring to naught material force is little short of fanatical.
From The Conquest of Fear by King, Basil
We, armed with powers of penance, might Destroy the rovers of the night: But loth were we to bring to naught The merit years of toil have bought.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
