English
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rescind (third-person singular simple present rescinds, present participle rescinding, simple past and past participle rescinded)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.
- (transitive) To cut away or off.
Synonyms
Translations
repeal, annul, or declare void
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 撤消 (zh) (chèxiāo), 撤廢／撤废 (zh) (chèfèi), 撤废 (zh) (chèfèi)
- Dutch: terugtrekken (nl), annuleren (nl), herroepen (nl)
- Finnish: kumota (fi), peruuttaa (fi), mitätöidä (fi)
- French: abroger (fr), annuler (fr)
- German: widerrufen (de), annullieren (de), aufheben (de), für ungültig erklären, rückgängig machen, außer Kraft setzen
- Icelandic: rifta, ógilda, nema úr gildi, fella úr gildi
- Italian: rescindere
- Kapampangan: ipayalang-bisa
- Latin: rescindō
- (deprecated template usage)
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- Maori: whakakorekore
- Polish: anulować (pl), cofnąć (pl)
- Portuguese: rescindir
- Russian: расторга́ть (ru) impf (rastorgátʹ), расто́ргнуть (ru) pf (rastórgnutʹ), аннули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (annulírovatʹ)
- Spanish: rescindir (es), cancelar (es), anular (es)
- Swedish: upphäva (sv), återkalla (sv), ogiltigförklara (sv), annullera (sv)
- Tagalog: ipawalang-bisa, magpawalang-bisa
- Ukrainian: анулюва́ти (uk) (anuljuváty), скасува́ти (skasuváty)
- Urdu: منسوخ کر دینا
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