repeal
verb (used with object)
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
repealed
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past participleof repeal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof repeal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
repealverb (used with object)to revoke or withdraw formally or officially.
Example Sentences
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Because the GPO has been repealed, your wife’s teacher pension will no longer reduce or eliminate her spousal benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
As a result, the passage of Measure G repealed Measure J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Back in 2021, the government repealed agriculture laws after a year-long protest by farmers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 1933, by ratification of all the states, the Twenty-first Amendment repealed the Eighteenth.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
