rescind

CEFRC2

/ɹɪˈsɪnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To officially cancel or end a decision or agreement.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cut away or off.

Examples

  • The board voted to rescind the controversial new policy.

  • He wants to rescind it.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹɪˈzɪnd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

More examples

In context

  • The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it.

  • Coinbase also rescinded hundreds of job offers. Some of those new hires had already quit their previous jobs, or were relying on Coinbase to maintain their work visas.

Synonyms

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The company decided to blank the contract after the supplier failed to deliver.

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Origin

verb

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