Rescind \Re*scind"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rescinded;
p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding.] [L. rescindere, rescissum;
pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See
Shism.]
1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
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The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind
the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of
evil customs. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the
enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal;
as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind
a decree or a judgment.
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Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse;
vacate; void.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rescind
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse,
repeal, overturn, vacate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "rescind":
abbreviate, abolish, abridge, abrogate, annul, blot out,
blue-pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, countermand, counterorder,
cross out, cut, delete, disannul, dismantle, do away with, edit,
edit out, erase, expunge, expurgate, invalidate, kill, lift,
make void, nullify, omit, override, overrule, recall, recant,
renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, rub out, set aside,
strike, strike off, strike out, suspend, vacate, void, waive,
withdraw, write off
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, reverse, revoke, vacate
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