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rescind

[ ri-sind ]
/ rɪˈsɪnd /
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verb (used with object)

to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.

Words related to rescind

quash, invalidate, annul, revoke, reverse, void, dismantle, abolish, cancel, lift, renege, retract, abrogate, overturn, repeal, scrub, forget, recall, remove, countermand

Words nearby rescind

resale, resale price maintenance, resaw, rescale, reschedule, rescind, rescissible, rescission, rescissory, rescript, rescue

Origin of rescind

1630–40; < Latin rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent to re- re- + scindere to tear, divide, destroy

OTHER WORDS FROM rescind

re·scind·a·ble, adjectivere·scind·er, nounre·scind·ment, nounun·re·scind·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rescind

rescind
/ (rɪˈsɪnd) /

verb

(tr) to annul or repeal

Derived forms of rescind

rescindable, adjectiverescinder, nounrescindment, noun

Word Origin for rescind

C17: from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut
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