rescind — to 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/
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- When my mom found out I spent her credit card on pizza delivery every day, she quickly rescinded my allowance privileges.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
Officially cancel or revoke
RE-SINNED law gets rescinded by the judge!
Rescind with the wind, free your mind!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
re- (back, again) + scind (cut, tear) + -ere (Latin infinitive suffix) = rescind (to cut back or revoke)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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“When my mom found out I spent her credit card on pizza delivery every day, she quickly rescinded my allowance privileges.”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.”
“After realizing the job required working weekends, John asked the company to rescind his acceptance letter.”
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