Main Entry: re·peal

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈpēl\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English repelen, from Anglo-French repeler, literally, to call back, from re- + apeler to appeal, call

Date: 14th century

1 : to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
2 : abandon, renounce
3 obsolete : to summon to return : recall

— repeal noun

— re·peal·able \-ˈpē-lə-bəl\ adjective