1) to cancel (a command) already given (e.g. by giving another) (countermand)
2) to send (money etc) by post; to cancel (a payment, punishment); (remit)
3) to cancel (a law, contract etc) (rescind)
4) turn off; cancel (scotching)
to put an end to (a law, an old custom, war etc.)
away with or put an end to
to cause (a marriage agreements, a law etc) to exist no longer
void an agreement
to act against and make another (action, force) less strong
do opposing action
(to act as) a weight, force, equal to (another) and balancing it
offset an action
to take out (something written or printed)
erase, remove
to refuse officially to allow or accept (something) as correct
reject, prohibit
to throw away, give up, (something useless or unwanted)
get rid of
to cause (something) to go away or be removed
drive away thought, belief
to remove (something) by rubbing or wiping
erase
to remove (something); get rid of (something) because unnecessary or unwanted
remove, throw out
to rub or scrape out (something)
remove; rub out
of forbid
outlaw, prohibit an action
to order (a person) not to do something
outlaw, prohibit an action
to prevent (a person) from doing something; to prevent (plans) from being carried out
thwart, disappoint
to make (a written agreement, guarantee etc) not valid
render null and void
to take away the effect or special quality of (something) by using something with an opposite effect or quality
counteract
to remove all signs of (something); destroy (something)
destroy
to fail to include (a person, thing); decide and leave out (a person, thing)
exclude, forget
to refuse to agree with or accept (an opinion, decision, wish, claim etc); to ignore (an instruction) because of special conditions
supersede
to decide against (a person, decision etc) (especially by using one's higher authority)
repeal
to travel over or beyond (a mark or limit)
omit, avoid
to travel over or beyond (a mark or limit)
omit, avoid
to give up (an opinion, a belief) publicly; admit (a statement) was false
take back something said
to prove (a person, statement, opinion etc) to be wrong or mistaken
prove false; discredit
to cancel (a law, contract etc)
declare null and void
to take back or withdraw (a statement, offer, opinion etc)
take back; renege on
(to cause something) to come to an end
stop, finish