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rescind
[ ri-sind ]
/ rɪˈsɪnd /
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verb (used with object)
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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, nounWords nearby rescind
resale, resale price maintenance, resaw, rescale, reschedule, rescind, rescinded, rescissible, rescission, rescissory, rescript
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British Dictionary definitions for rescind
rescind
/ (rɪˈsɪnd) /
verb
(tr) to annul or repeal
Derived forms of rescind
rescindable, adjectiverescinder, nounrescindment, nounWord Origin for rescind
C17: from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut
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