rescind
[ ri-sind ]
/ rɪˈsɪnd /
verb (used with object)
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
SYNONYMS FOR rescind
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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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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