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.
Origin of rescind
1630–40; < Latin
rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent to
re-
re- +
scindere to tear, divide, destroy
SYNONYMS FOR rescind
OTHER WORDS FROM rescind
re·scind·a·ble, adjective re·scind·er, noun re·scind·ment, noun un·re·scind·ed, adjectiveWords nearby rescind
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British Dictionary definitions for rescind
rescind
/ (rɪˈsɪnd) /
verb
(tr)
to annul or repeal
Derived forms of rescind
rescindable, adjective rescinder, noun rescindment, nounWord Origin for rescind
C17: from Latin
rēscindere to cut off, from
re- (intensive) +
scindere to cut