rescind

Verb

Meaning

To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.

Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reverse repeal annul vacate lift recall void overturn revoke abrogate countermand end stop remove withdraw

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Antonyms

found make order provide book allow

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Hypernyms

cancel strike down

Hyponyms

renege go back on renege on renegue on

Derivatives

rescinded rescinding

Anagrams

discern Cinders

Examples

He revoked the ban on smoking Source: Internet

lift an embargo Source: Internet

vacate a death sentence Source: Internet

After she was released from prison in 2004 Fualaau, at that point age 21, convinced a court to rescind the restraining order preventing them from being in contact, and they married the next year. Source: Internet

After Frémont refused to rescind the emancipation order, President Lincoln terminated him from active duty on November 2, 1861. Source: Internet

After two months, pressure from the public and extensive lobbying by the American Beverage Association forced the Cook County Board of Commissioners to rescind the tax, the Washington Post reported. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reschool Rescigno rescimetol rescindable rescinder rescindible