| VERB | communication | repeal, revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate | cancel officially |
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| NOUN | act | repeal, abrogation, annulment | the act of abrogating |
| Sounds | rihpiy'l; riypiy'l | |
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| Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... | |
| Meaning | The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation. | |
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| Synonyms | abrogation, annulment | |
| Narrower | derogation | (law) the partial taking ... / taking away of the effectiveness of a law |
| recall | The act of removing an official by petition | |
| revocation | The act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done | |
| vacation | The act of making something legally void | |
| Broader | cancellation | The act of cancelling |
| Spanish | abrogación, anulación, derogación, revocación | |
| Catalan | abrogació, cancel·lació, invalidació | |
| Verbs | repeal | cancel officially |
| Meaning | Cancel officially. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate | |
| Narrower | renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
| Broader | cancel, strike down | declare null and void |
| Spanish | anular, cancelar, contradecir, dar una contraorden, derogar, invalidar, invertir, rescindir, retractar, revocar | |
| Catalan | anul·lar, derogar, invertir, revocar | |
| Nouns | repeal | the act of abrogating |
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