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rescind

Main Entry:: re·scind
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈsind\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Latin rescindere to annul, from re- + scindere to cut — more at shed
Date:: 1579

1: to take away : remove2 a: take back , cancel <refused to rescind the order> b: to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract3: to make void (as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal

— re·scind·er noun

— re·scind·ment

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\-ˈsin(d)-mənt\ noun

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