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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. resat,
  2. resaw,
  3. resawyer,
  4. rescale,
  5. reschedule,
  6. rescissible,
  7. rescission,
  8. rescissory,
  9. rescript,
  10. rescue

Origin of rescind

1630–40; < Latin rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent to re- re- + scindere to tear, divide, destroy
Related formsre·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 Formsrescindable, adjectiverescinder, nounrescindment, noun

Word Origin for rescind

C17: from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut
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Word Origin and History for rescind

rescind

v.

1630s, from French rescinder "cut off, cancel" (15c.), and directly from Latin rescindere "to cut off, tear off, abolish," from re- "back" (see re-) + scindere "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Rescinded; rescinding.

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