Rescind

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rescind \Re*scind"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rescinded};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Rescinding}.] [L. rescindere, rescissum;
     pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See
     {Shism}.]
     1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
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              The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind
              the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of
              evil customs.                         --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the
        enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal;
        as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind
        a decree or a judgment.
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     Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse;
          vacate; void.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rescind
       v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
           smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
           [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse},
            {repeal}, {overturn}, {vacate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "rescind":
     abbreviate, abolish, abridge, abrogate, annul, blot out,
     blue-pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, countermand, counterorder,
     cross out, cut, delete, disannul, dismantle, do away with, edit,
     edit out, erase, expunge, expurgate, invalidate, kill, lift,
     make void, nullify, omit, override, overrule, recall, recant,
     renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, rub out, set aside,
     strike, strike off, strike out, suspend, vacate, void, waive,
     withdraw, write off