rescind
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rescind
countermand, repeal, veto; nullify, retract: rescind an agreement
Not to be confused with:
resend – send again; send back: resend a letter
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re·scind
(rĭ-sĭnd′)tr.v. re·scind·ed, re·scind·ing, re·scinds
To make void; repeal or annul.
re·scind′a·ble adj.
re·scind′er n.
re·scind′ment n.
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rescind
(rɪˈsɪnd)vb
(tr) to annul or repeal
[C17: from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut]
reˈscindable adj
reˈscinder n
reˈscindment n
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re•scind
(rɪˈsɪnd)v.t.
1. to revoke, annul, or repeal.
2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
[1630–40; < Latin rescindere to cut away, revoke =re- re- + scindere to tear]
re•scind′er, n.
re•scind′ment, n.
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rescind
Past participle: rescinded
Gerund: rescinding
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Verb | 1. | rescind - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
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rescind
verb annul, recall, reverse, cancel, overturn, set aside, void, repeal, quash, revoke, retract, invalidate, obviate, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void You will rescind that order immediately.
support, confirm, implement, uphold, enact, reaffirm, validate
support, confirm, implement, uphold, enact, reaffirm, validate
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rescind
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rescind
[rɪˈsɪnd] vt [+ decision, right, contract, agreement] → annuler; [+ law] → abroger; [+ judgment] → rescinderCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rescind
vt decision → rückgängig machen, widerrufen; judgement, contract also → annullieren; law, act → aufheben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rescind
v. rescindir, anular; terminar.
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