Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
2.
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
Origin:
1630–40; < Latin rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent to re- re- + scindere to tear, divide, destroy
1630–40; < Latin rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent to re- re- + scindere to tear, divide, destroy
Related forms
re·scind·a·ble, adjective
re·scind·er, noun
re·scind·ment, noun
un·re·scind·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. nullify; retract, withdraw. 2. countermand, repeal, veto.
1. nullify; retract, withdraw. 2. countermand, repeal, veto.
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Word Origin & History
rescind
1630s, from L. rescindere "to cut off, tear off, abolish," from re- "back" + scindere "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Rescinded.
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