Rescind

//ɹɪˈsɪnd// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. transitive

    "The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it."

  2. 2
    cancel officially wordnet
  3. 3
    To cut away or off. transitive

Synonyms

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abrogateannulannulcancelcountermandrepeal

Example

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"Juggalos, as supporters of the rap group Insane Clown Posse are known, gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a rally, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, to protest and demand that the FBI rescind its classification of the juggalos as "loosely organized hybrid gang.""

Etymology

From the Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).

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