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rescindto officially cancel or revoke a law, agreement, or decision

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to officially cancel or revoke a law, agreement, or decision

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈsɪnd/

Korean meaning: 법률, 계약, 결정 등을 공식적으로 취소하거나 철회하다

Korean pronunciation: 리**신**드

Example Sentences

  • The university had to rescind his admission after discovering he had cheated on the exam.
  • When my mom found out I spent her credit card on pizza delivery every day, she quickly rescinded my allowance privileges.
  • The mayor promised to rescind the unpopular parking fee increase.

rescind

VERB

//rɪˈsɪnd//

to officially cancel or revoke a law, agreement, or decision

rescind concept
💡 Concept

Officially cancel or revoke

rescind mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

RE-SINNED law gets rescinded by the judge!

rescind rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Rescind with the wind, free your mind!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈsɪnd/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈsɪnd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootscind

Origin

From Latin 'rescindere', composed of the prefix 're-' (back) and 'scindere' (to cut or tear). The word literally means 'to cut back' or 'to undo by cutting', which evolved to mean canceling or revoking something.

🎵Rhyme

windfindkindmind
wind
find
kind
mind

🔗Collocations

rescind a contract
rescind an offer
rescind a decision
rescind a law
rescind a policy
formally rescind
rescind immediately

📝Examples

The university had to rescind his admission after discovering he had cheated on the exam.

😄 Fun example

When my mom found out I spent her credit card on pizza delivery every day, she quickly rescinded my allowance privileges.

The mayor promised to rescind the unpopular parking fee increase.

After realizing the job required working weekends, John asked the company to rescind his acceptance letter.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

revokecancelwithdrawrepealannul

Antonyms

enactestablishconfirm

Related

retractabolishnullifyvoid

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