rescind
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[edit] Etymology
From the Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).
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rescind (third-person singular simple present rescinds, present participle rescinding, simple past and past participle rescinded)
- (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it.
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repeal, annul, or declare void
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