repeal

English

Etymology

From Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re and pellō (“push or strike”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/

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• Rhymes: -iːl

Verb

repeal (third-person singular simple present repeals, present participle repealing, simple past and past participle repealed)

1. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.

Synonyms

• annul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto

Translations

to cancel

Chinese: Mandarin: 撤消 (zh) (chè xiāo), 废除 (zh) (fèi chú) Dutch: terugtrekken (nl), annuleren (nl), afschaffen (nl), herroepen (nl)

French: abroger (fr) (a law), annuler (fr) (a decision, a law), révoquer (fr) (a person) Indonesian: membatalkan (id) Spanish: derogar (es)

Noun

repeal (plural repeals)

1. An act or instance of repealing.

Anagrams

• leaper