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

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 for rescind

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

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Other words from rescind

re·scind·a·ble, adjective
re·scind·er, noun
re·scind·ment, noun

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How to use rescind in a sentence

After a teacher’s union sued the San Dieguito Union School District in Encinitas, school leaders rescinded their plan to fully reopen this month.
North County Report: New Parents Group Pushes School Reopenings | Kayla Jimenez | January 7, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Brady led a final, heart-stopping drive, with poise that seemed almost jarring back then, and Madden rescinded his second-guess even before Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning field goal went through the uprights.
NFL QBs’ second acts have often failed. As usual, Tom Brady is ready to defy the odds. | Eric Adelson | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post
The growth crystallized last week, when Rivera rescinded the captaincy of quarterback Dwayne Haskins and the team voted for Young to replace him, a rare honor for a non-quarterback rookie.
Chase Young’s upbringing made him a ‘crazy unusual’ leader, and Washington is already following | Sam Fortier | January 1, 2021 | Washington Post
The division can address problems raised in the reports by requiring more training, requesting the dismissal of health care company employees and threatening to rescind provider contracts.
They Made a Revolutionary System to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. Now It’s Falling Apart. | by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star | December 12, 2020 | ProPublica
In October, with the Justice Department and the All Muslim Association readying for a court trial, the county board rescinded the ordinance altogether in a 4-to-3 vote.
Changing Virginia county faces discrimination charges over Islamic cemetery | Antonio Olivo | December 2, 2020 | Washington Post

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
He who made the bargain had the liberty of rescinding it if he would lose more by adhering to it than by abandoning it.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13 | Various
Once more no attention was paid to the fraud in the sale act, or to the rescinding act of the Georgia Legislature.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge
Georgia's rescinding act "nipt in the bud a number of aspiring swindlers."
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge
Three weeks later, the news of the enactment of the rescinding law was published in the New England metropolis.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge

British Dictionary definitions for rescind

rescind

/ (rɪˈsɪnd) /

verb

(tr) to annul or repeal

Origin of rescind

C17: from Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut

Derived forms of rescind

rescindable, adjective
rescinder, noun
rescindment, noun

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