to rescind
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7.9
- verb
- /rɪˈsɪnd/
- Formal
:
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- After much consideration, the board voted to rescind its previous decision to cut funding.
- rescind an order
- rescind a law
- rescind a policy
And he he later rescinded his hardcore pacifism.
- And he he later rescinded his hardcore pacifism.
- And Trump's also hinting he might work with the Dems on restoring DACA after he rescinds it.
- But even even before that, you, you, you, you, you, you rescind the executive orders that are causing the big problems.
- Eventually that was rescinded, but by that time, these laws had spread across the country.
- And the IT seems like the FCC is either going to rescind or or massively deprioritize net neutrality rules.
- The very latest is that the two Republican members of the Board of Canvassers, they're now asking for their votes to be rescinded from earlier in the week.
- So I, I, I, I rescind that, but nowhere near.
- But he does say alas, and I will have to rescind the speculation, that lassitude is part of the terrible downward feeling in those opening lines.
Examples
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Hari returned the award just as the committee was about to rescind it.
Academic text (2011) -
The crucial thing is this: you must rescind your order for preventive war, and do it now.
Fiction book (2000) -
So they rescinded the decision to leave.
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Eventually that was rescinded, but by that time, these laws had spread across the country.
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To bring you up to speed, the judge has rescinded the court order.
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I want this order rescinded.
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The books also fail to mention that several states tried to rescind their earlier ratification of the ERA.
Academic text (1991) -
They can rescind their offer to relocate your family.
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The U.S. Congress has debated rescinding aid that has already been approved.
Fiction book (1999) -
After widespread condemnation, the AAP rescinded its policy statement in late May.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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4.2
To officially end a rule or restriction
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1.0
To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid
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4.1
To end a legal case so the court does not consider it
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4.3
To cancel a law or rule so it no longer applies
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5.6
Officially cancel a decision or law
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4.1
To officially end a law, system, or practice
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4.9
To officially cancel a previous decision, especially by a court
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3.7
To take back something you said before, especially in public
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2.6
Cancel the effect of an action or decision
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6.2
Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license
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7.4
Declare a law or rule no longer valid
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6.0
To take back a statement or opinion in public
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7.2
To make a law or contract have no legal effect
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6.6
Cancel an official decision so it is no longer in effect
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8.1
Officially say a decision or order is not valid
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8.8
To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right
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7.6
Cancel a court decision so it is no longer valid
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9.2
To cancel or reverse an earlier order
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6.3
Officially say that a law, contract, or marriage is no longer valid
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7.4
To officially take away approval so officials no longer recognize a school or group
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6.8
Formally end an agreement such as a treaty
1
7.5
To cancel a debt, fee, or punishment someone must pay
To cancel an earlier decision that said something was not valid so it becomes valid again
To stop a court case by canceling the official paper that starts it
Antonyms
How Cancelled
Surface Forms
Morphology
rescind = re + scind
Although historically analyzable as re- + scind, 'scind' is not a standalone English word and the meaning 'revoke/cancel' is not predictable from the visible parts for an average learner.
Etymology
Rescind comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and scindere meaning 'to cut', the same root you can see in scissors. So to rescind a law or decision is like 'cutting it off' or taking it back, which is why it means to officially cancel something.