Dictionary

rescind en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈzɪnd/
• /ɹəˈsɪnd/ weak vowel merger
• /ɹɪˈsɪnd/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
   • 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   • Coinbase also rescinded hundreds of job offers.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. 2022 June 29, David Yaffe-Bellany, “Crypto Crash Widens a Divide: ‘Those With Money Will End Up Being Fine’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. (transitive) To cut away or off.

Forms

Deriveds

unrescinded · rescindible

Relateds

rescindment · rescindable · rescinsion · rescinder · rescission

Synonyms

recall · cancel · revoke · annul · countermand · repeal

Translations (64)

hi मनसूख (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cmn 撤廢 /撤废 (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ru аннули́ровать (repeal, annul, or declare void) · mi whakakorekore (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de widerrufen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de annullieren (repeal, annul, or declare void) · la rescindō (repeal, annul, or declare void) · es rescindir (repeal, annul, or declare void) · is fella úr gildi (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ko 폐지하다 (repeal, annul, or declare void) · sv återkalla (repeal, annul, or declare void) · sv annullera (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu hatálytalanít (repeal, annul, or declare void) · nl annuleren (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de zurückziehen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · bg отменям (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de zurücknehmen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · pl anulować (repeal, annul, or declare void) · tr lağvetmek (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de für ungültig erklären (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ur منسوخ کر دینا (repeal, annul, or declare void) · sv ogiltigförklara (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de außer Kraft setzen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · bg анулирам (repeal, annul, or declare void) · kk бұзу (repeal, annul, or declare void) · is ógilda (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cy diddymu (repeal, annul, or declare void) · fr abroger (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ru расто́ргнуть (repeal, annul, or declare void) · uk скасува́ти (repeal, annul, or declare void) · pam ipayalang-bisa (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cy adalw (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cs anulovat (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu visszavon (repeal, annul, or declare void) · tl magpawalang-bisa (repeal, annul, or declare void) · tl ipawalang-bisa (repeal, annul, or declare void) · tr feshetmek (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu hatályon kívül helyez (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cs odvolat (repeal, annul, or declare void) · it rescindere (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cs zrušit (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de aufheben (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu megsemmisít (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cy dirymu (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ko 취소하다 (repeal, annul, or declare void) · is rifta (repeal, annul, or declare void) · fi peruuttaa (repeal, annul, or declare void) · fr annuler (repeal, annul, or declare void) · uk анулюва́ти (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu eltöröl (repeal, annul, or declare void) · fi mitätöidä (repeal, annul, or declare void) · nl terugtrekken (repeal, annul, or declare void) · uk розірвати (repeal, annul, or declare void) · de rückgängig machen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · is nema úr gildi (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ga cuir ar ceal (repeal, annul, or declare void) · nl herroepen (repeal, annul, or declare void) · hu érvénytelenít (repeal, annul, or declare void) · pl cofnąć (repeal, annul, or declare void) · cmn 撤消 (repeal, annul, or declare void) · ru расторга́ть (repeal, annul, or declare void) · pt rescindir (repeal, annul, or declare void) · fi kumota (repeal, annul, or declare void) · sv upphäva (repeal, annul, or declare void)