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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Example sentences from the Web for rescindment
Mr. Labouchere moved, and Mr. Macdonald seconded, the rescindment of the resolution of the 22nd, which was lost on division.
The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle |Charles Bradlaugh
British Dictionary definitions for rescindment
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