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.

OTHER WORDS FOR rescind

1 nullify; retract, withdraw.

2 countermand, repeal, veto.

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Origin of rescind

First recorded in 1630–40; from 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, noun

Words nearby rescind

resale, resale price maintenance, resaw, rescale, reschedule, rescind, rescinded, rescissible, rescission, rescissory, rescript

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How to use rescind in a sentence

Attorney General Merrick Garland urged Abbott to rescind the order one day after it was announced, calling it contrary to federal law.
DOJ sues Texas over restrictions on undocumented migrant travel|Shawna Chen|July 30, 2021|Axios
This week, more than 150 athletes, educators and activists signed a letter, asking the IOC to go further, including rescinding the ban on medal stand protest.
The IOC may not like it, but the Olympics have always been a forum for protest|Harry Blutstein|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
The legislature eventually rescinded the cuts on a bipartisan vote.
Is Virginia an economic success or ‘in the ditch?’ Depends on which candidate you ask.|Gregory S. Schneider|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
State officials rescinded their request to end the program after the court issued an order earlier this month to temporarily block Hogan’s directive.
Federal unemployment benefits to continue in Maryland until at least mid-August|Ovetta Wiggins|July 12, 2021|Washington Post

In a Union-Tribune op-ed, Stephen Johnson, a Coronado High School alum, wrote that the school board should “rescind the firing of the coach and it and the principal should publicly apologize.”
Coronado Community Has Rallied to Defend Many Embattled Coaches|Kayla Jimenez|July 12, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Obama administration called the decision regarding E1 unhelpful and pressed Israel to rescind it.
Israeli Settlement Mayor to France and Britain: Protests Don’t Matter|Dan Ephron|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition?
Waterloo|David Frum|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Health plans cannot rescind your policy if you get “too” sick.
Health-Care Reform's Big One-Year Anniversary|Andy Stern|March 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Unless America is going to rescind that policy–not a chance, really–the planes were going to go to Israel sooner or later.
The Israeli Smoke Screen|Richard Cohen|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Hillsborough ordered the Massachusetts assembly to rescind its circular letter.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The delegation did not rescind the resolution; the Convention did not reverse it.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
Next morning a few of the colonists assembled at the Agency House and vociferously demanded the Agent to rescind his order.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various
On the 6th of June directions to rescind the orders to capture Swedish ships were given.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II|Sir John Ross
Rescind′ment; Rescis′sion, the act of rescinding: the act of annulling or repealing.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

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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