rescind

[ri-sind]

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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.

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

Synonyms for rescind

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1. nullify; retract, withdraw. 2. countermand, repeal, veto.

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Related Words for rescind

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

Examples from the Web for rescind

Contemporary Examples of rescind

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
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
How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition?
Waterloo
David Frum
June 28, 2012
Health plans cannot rescind your policy if you get “too” sick.
Health-Care Reform's Big One-Year Anniversary
Andy Stern
March 19, 2011
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

Historical Examples of rescind

He insists that we rescind the contract, or accept all its consequences.
That Boy Of Norcott's
Charles James Lever
The assembly decided, by a vote of 92 to 17, that it would not rescind.
The War of Independence
John Fiske
Let Britain rescind her measures, or the colonies are lost to her forever.
The American Revolution
John Fiske
Let Britons rescind their measures, or they are lost forever!'
Elsie Yachting with the Raymonds
Martha Finley
But he spoke no word to induce Ivan to rescind his resolution.
Black Diamonds
Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for rescind

rescind

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

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.