rescind

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From the Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).

Bush issued a Presidential Order rescinding Reagan's NSDD-145. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
"We could vote to rescind that vote," said Jasper. — Five Little Peppers at School, Margaret Sidney
It required a particular act of parliament to rescind this bye-law. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, vacate

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