Rescind
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Verb
Rescind (third-person singular simple present Rescinds, present participle Rescinding, simple past and past participle Rescinded)
- (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void.
- The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it.
Related terms
Thesaurus
abbreviate, abolish, abridge, abrogate, annul, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, countermand, counterorder, cross out, cut, delete, disannul, dismantle, do away with, edit, edit out, erase, expunge, expurgate, invalidate, kill, lift, make void, nullify, omit, override, overrule, recall, recant, renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, rub out, set aside, strike, strike off, strike out, suspend, vacate, void, waive, withdraw, write off
Etymology
From the Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).
Pronunciation
Translations
repeal, annul, or declare void
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